Seze

Seze Swah. term for the *stick zither. That of the Washambala of Tanganyika has 1 or 2 resonators of calabash neck or of gourd, and several strings, one of which passes over a bridge. The instr. is very reminiscent of the Indian vīnā. The open bottom of the resonator is held against the player's chest. That of the Baluba and Babembe has 1 string and 3 very high frets. The Mbanja of the Congo also call their stick zither by this name. See also: dyedye, enzenze, nzenze, zeze, 2 (19, 111, 128)…