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Xalam
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Xalam is a traditional lute from West Africa with 1-5 strings.
Molo, African lute, in the collection of the Smithsonian
Molo, African lute, in the collection of the Smithsonian
A Hausa Griot playing the gurmi (a Hausa variant of the xalam with a spherical body) in Diffa, Niger.
A Hausa Griot playing the gurmi (a Hausa variant of the xalam with a spherical body) in Diffa, Niger.
Back of a molo (lute, showing how the skin soundboard is held on)
Back of a molo (lute, showing how the skin soundboard is held on)
Griot
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A griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician.
Senegalese Wolof griot, 1890
Senegalese Wolof griot, 1890
A Hausa Griot performs at Diffa, Niger, playing a komsa (Xalam).
A Hausa Griot performs at Diffa, Niger, playing a komsa (Xalam).
Griots of Sambala, king of Médina (Fula people, Mali), 1890
Griots of Sambala, king of Médina (Fula people, Mali), 1890
Mandinka Griot Al-Haji Papa Susso performing songs from the oral tradition of the Gambia on the kora
Mandinka Griot Al-Haji Papa Susso performing songs from the oral tradition of the Gambia on the kora