Ndongo

Ndongo 1. bowl lyre of the Ganda and Soga of Uganda, with 8 strings tuned b0 e0 g0 c0 d0 g1 d1 c1; the body is of calabash or tortoise carapace. Also called ntongoli; 2. pluriarc of the Fan of W. Africa (42, 176, 195). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Chauvet, Stephen. Musique nègre. Paris, 1929. Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913. Wachsmann, K. P. (chapter on musical instruments), in Trowell, M., and Wachsmann, K. P.: Tribal Crafts of Uganda. London…