Brother Oko,
I sincerely thank you for your contribution. However I am having 
problems pronouncing the N'anga. Is it close to NNanga or Naanga?

Malanding

oko drammeh wrote:

>You have three types of hand bell percussion in the Jali tradition and mandingo culture.Since they originated from Mali, they still carry ancient names. The modernised names are only a description of the sound content.
>
>1. Kong Kong D'niro- This is a metal niddle for knocking on the side of the kora.
>
>2.N' anga- Two round metal pause like played with the niddle stick that give a heavier bass sound like cowbell.
>
>3. Karinyen- This is the one you are refering to.The long 6-8 inches metal pipe and the 8-12 inches long niddle.A female Lead vocalist Jali Muso plays this. There are no distinctive and profound Gambian names for them. 
>
>Please Note
>Kelengo Kelengo is a tribal description for metal rattleing high note sound and and Keseng Kesengo is soft low tone childern's toy sound.t takes you back to the roots.In wollof you don't need the letter O. It is keleng keleng in wollof and Keseng Keseng in Mandingo.
>
>Oko Drammeh
>Soto Koto Music
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>Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Years ago brother Saiks Samateh with the help of many Gambia-lers 
>compiled a list of Gambian names. In the process we have over 200 
>female- and 300 male names . You can find the list at  
>http://www.columbia.edu/~msj42/Common%20Gambian%20First%20Names.htm
>
>this evening I got a call from a young Gambian student working on a 
>school project asking for the name of a mandinka musical instrument- one 
>used by female Jalolu accompanying the male Kora Jalo or sometimes as 
>solo instrument. A kind of a metal pipe (no more 6 to 8 inches long)  
>and a long needle (8 to 12 inches). The pipe is held in one and the 
>needle is used to sound it.  If you know what is called please help me out.
>
>By the same token I am suggesting that we compiled a list of traditional 
>instruments of sound and music. If you know one, tell us how it is 
>called by the ethnic group who use it and a little description if you 
>can. If you have any picture that you would want to share please send it 
>to me and I will put it up on the webpage next to the traditional names.
>
>Malanding Jaiteh  
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