From top to bottom are pictured a few flutes: 1)"A" Flute by Kikala Diakite, Conakry. A real "down home" Fouta Djallon flute. 2)"Ab" Flute by Mamadi Mansare (the son), soloist with the Ballets Africains. The Mansares are not Fulani, they are members of a
Tambins come in several keys; from E, up to Bb. The most common ones are F, F#, G, Ab and A. They produce one complete diatonic scale, starting on the lowest note of the second register (the 3rd of the scale) and going up three registers to the sixth of t
BataMbira is a contemporary synthesis of folkloric musics from Zimbabwe and Cuba. Mbira (thumb piano) and bata (drums) blend unusually and vivaciously.