Xalam
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xalam-183-6390769
title:
Xalam
text:
Xalam is a traditional lute from West Africa with 1 to 5 strings. The xalam is commonly played in Mali, Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Northern Nigeria, Northern Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Western Sahara. The xalam and its variants are known by various names in other languages, including bappe, diassare, hoddu (Pulaar), koliko (Gurunsi), kologo (Frafra), komsa, kontigi, gurmi, garaya (Hausa), koni, konting (Mandinka), molo (Songhay/Zarma), ndere, ngoni (Bambara), and tidinit. In Wolof, a pers
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Traditional West African lute
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xalam
date created:
2004-04-30T12:32:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T17:24:59Z
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13
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