
Acoustic Ancestry
Season 1
2016NR
ACOUSTIC ANCESTRY is a music series of 3-5 minute pieces in which the sounds of little known, surprising, or perhaps lost indigenous African musical instruments are highlighted, along with the stories of their contributions to music.
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In this episdoe, musician Chaka Nyaka Zinyemba educates us on the Zimbabwean MBIRA.
S1:E1 • Jan 1, 2016 • 2m$

In this episode, musician Amadou Fall educates us on the Senegalese KORA.
S1:E2 • Jan 1, 2016 • 2m$

In this episode, musician Nasambu Barasa educates us on the Kenyan LITUNGU.
S1:E3 • Jan 1, 2016 • 2m$

In this episode, musician Thiane Diouf educates us on the Senegalese TALKING DRUM.
S1:E4 • Jan 1, 2016 • 2m$

In this episode, musician Kibrom Birhane educates us on the Ethiopian MASINKO.
S1:E5 • Jan 1, 2016 • 2m$

In this episode, musician Oneko Arika educates us on the Kenyan TUNG horn.
S1:E6 • Jan 1, 2016 • 2m$

In this episode, Oneko Arika tells us about the kayamba, a percussion instrument native to the East African Coast.
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