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The '''algaita''' (also spelled ''alghaita'', ''algayta'' or ''algheita'') is a [[double reed]] [[wind instrument]]<ref name=":0" /> from the [[Sahel|Sahelian region]] of [[West Africa|West]]-[[Central Africa]] |
The '''algaita''' (also spelled ''alghaita'', ''algayta'' or ''algheita'') is a [[double reed]] [[wind instrument]]<ref name=":0" /> from the [[Sahel|Sahelian region]] of [[West Africa|West]]-[[Central Africa]] that is used by the [[Bamum people|Bamum]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Etonde |first=Patricia |date=2022 |title=Adaptation of the German Colonial Administration to Traditional Bamoun Governance |url=https://www.grin.com/document/1280382 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=www.grin.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Hausa people|Hausa]] and [[Kanuri people]]s in [[Cameroon]] and [[Nigeria]]. Its construction is similar to the [[oboe]]-like [[rhaita]] and the [[zurna]]. The algaita is distinguished from these other instruments by its larger, trumpet-like bell. Instead of keys, it has open holes for fingering, similar to the zurna.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=African Music - MSN Encarta <!-- BOT GENERATED TITLE --> |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560962/African_Music.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028204539/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560962/African_Music.html |archivedate=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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[[File:An algaita player, fulbeized Kapsiki.jpg|thumb|Algaita player, Kapsiki, Cameroon]] |
[[File:An algaita player, fulbeized Kapsiki.jpg|thumb|Algaita player, Kapsiki, Cameroon]] |
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The algaita (also spelled alghaita, algayta or algheita) is a double reed wind instrument[1] from the Sahelian region of West-Central Africa that is used by the Bamum,[2] Hausa and Kanuri peoples in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its construction is similar to the oboe-like rhaita and the zurna. The algaita is distinguished from these other instruments by its larger, trumpet-like bell. Instead of keys, it has open holes for fingering, similar to the zurna.[1]
Traditional recordings
[edit]- Music from the Villages of Northeastern Nigeria (Folkways, 1971)
- "Music of the Cameroon - The Fulani of the North" (Lyrichord 7334)
Use in jazz recordings
[edit]- Yusef Lateef, In Nigeria, (YAL Records, 1983)
- Yusef Lateef, The African-American Epic Suite (1994)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "African Music - MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28.
- ^ Etonde, Patricia (2022). "Adaptation of the German Colonial Administration to Traditional Bamoun Governance". www.grin.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- H.G. Farmer, "The Arab Influence on the Western Soudan." The Musical Standard, 15 November, 1924.
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