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Traditional West African lute
Xalam (in Serer, khalam in Wolof, and Molo in Dagbani and Zarma) is a traditional lute from West Africa with 1 to 5 strings. The xalam is commonly played
Xalam
Senegalese musical group
Xalam 2, also known as Xalam and Xalam II, a Senegalese musical group, founded in 1969 by a group of friends. The band was originally called African Khalam
Xalam_2
Moroccan lute
are commonly found in such West African instruments as the kora and the xalam (lute). The percussive playing style is reminiscent not only of West African
Sintir
Storyteller, singer, or musician of oral tradition in West Africa
instruments include stringed instruments like the kora, the khalam (or xalam), the ngoni, the kontigi, and the goje (or n'ko in the Mandinka language)
Griot
instrumental proficiency. The xalam is a lute which has two melody strings and between two and four additional octave strings. The xalam originated with the Wolof
Music_of_West_Africa
Traditional West African guitar
produce fast melodies, appears to be closely related to the akonting and the xalam. This is called a jeli ngoni as it is played by griots at celebrations and
Ngoni_(instrument)
Japanese plucked stringed instrument
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Shamisen
Indian plucked stringed instrument
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Sitar
Type of bass lute from the 1700s
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Mandora
Plucked string musical instrument
Swedish lute Torban Theorbo Vihuela African Lutes: Banjo Kwitra Masenqo Ngoni Xalam Akonting Asian Lutes: Barbat Bipa Biwa Dombra Dutar Dramyin Komuz Kutiyapi
Lute
Long-necked musical string instrument
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Dombra
Indo-European language
Hittite loanwords as well. One notable loanword from Anatolian is Armenian xalam, "skull", cognate to Hittite ḫalanta, "head". In 1985, the Soviet linguist
Armenian_language
Ukrainian stringed musical instrument
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Kobza
Himalayan folk music lute with six strings
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Dramyin
Plucked string instrument from Spain
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Laúd
Western music created during the Middle Ages
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Medieval_music
West African variety of one-stringed fiddles
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Goje
One-stringed African lute
Cameroon. It is also found among Islamized peoples throughout West Africa (see Xalam). The best-known player of the Kontigi is Dan Maraya. The instrument uses
Kontigi
Medieval European plucked string instrument
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Guitarra_latina
the neck. While a member of the xalam family of instruments, the gurmi is specific to the Hausa people. Unlike the xalam, with its oval shaped soundbox
Gurmi_(lute)
Iranian string instrument
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Tar_(string_instrument)
Folk lute of the Jola ethnic group
that are exclusive to the griots (for example, the Mande ngoni, the Wolof xalam, the Fula hoddu, and the Soninke gambare) have a short "thumb string" drone
Akonting
Plucked string instrument
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Angélique_(instrument)
Pear-shaped stringed musical instrument
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Oud
Type of performance art
historians, accompanied by local instruments of the people such as the kora, the xalam, the mbira and the djembe drum. Drumming for accompaniment is not to be
Spoken_word
Spanish string instrument
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Vihuela
Musical traditions among various Muslim populations
exists in the region. Wind and string instruments, such as the Kora harp, xalam lute, or Tambin flute (similar to the ney) are generally preferred to percussion
Islamic_music
Ancient short-necked lute depicted in Gandharan art
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Gandhara_lute
Subcategory of string instruments
(India) Vichitra veena (India) Vihuela (Spain) Viola toeira (Portugal) Xalam (west africa) Yueqin (China) Zhongruan (China) Zhu (China) Zither Stringed
Plucked_string_instrument
Chinese plucked lute
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Pipa
Stringed musical instrument
Senegambia, and the ubaw-akwala of the Igbo. Similar instruments include the xalam of Senegal and the ngoni of the Wassoulou region that includes parts of
Banjo
Musical instrument
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English_guitar
Various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent
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Veena
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List_of_composers_for_lute
Musical instrument
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Archlute
Traditional Chinese string instrument
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Yueqin
Ukrainian musical instrument
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Torban
Topics referred to by the same term
Indonesia (Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia), abbreviated KONI a synonym for Xalam, a stringed musical instrument Koni the Giant Boy, a Japanese cartoon that
Koni
French musician and composer (born 1961)
Lara - (Trema) 1984 En Concert - Catherine Lara - (Trema) 1985 Apartheid - Xalam (band) - (Melodie) 1985 Nelson Mandela - Youssou N'Dour - (EMI) 1986 Power
Jean-Philippe_Rykiel
Aspect of music
A Griot performs at Diffa, Niger, West Africa. The Griot is playing a Ngoni or Xalam.
Rhythm
Musical instrument
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Theorbo
Medieval necked bowl lute
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Gittern
Plucked string instrument
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Cittern
Stringed instrument
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Cobza
Musical traditions of the Wolof ethnic group of Senegal
style into the new Muslim paradigm.[1] Wolof folk instruments include the xalam or halam, which is a five-stringed lute, very important in Wolof folk music
Wolof_music
1994 music festival in New York, United States
Sebastian and the J-Band Country Joe McDonald Gil Scott-Heron WOMAD Samite Xalam The Justin Vali Trio Geoffrey Oryema Hassan Hakmoun & Zahar Green Day Paul
Woodstock_'94
Ryukyuan musical instrument
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Sanshin
Type of lute
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Guitarra_morisca
Western musical period between the 15th and 17th centuries
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Renaissance_music
Central Asian musical instrument
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Rubab_(instrument)
Japanese short necked lute
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Biwa
Central Asian stringed musical instrument
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Komuz
Senegalese guitarist (1957–2025)
his Fender Stratocaster sound like local instruments such as the kora or xalam. Born in Dakar, French Senegal on 2 October 1957, into a family of guewels
Jimi_Mbaye
Species of bottle gourd plant
Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀, a Yoruba instrument similar to a maraca, kora (a harp-lute), xalam/ngoni (a lute), the goje (a traditional fiddle), and the sacred Gamba of
Calabash
Central Asian lute
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Barbat_(lute)
and Raam Daan Star Band Touré Kunda Youssou N'Dour and Étoile de Dakar Xalam (band) Bai Kamara S. E. Rogie Steady Bongo K-Man Emmerson Anis Halloway
List_of_African_musicians
Various long-necked string instruments
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Tanbur
Single-stringed American instrument
Lewis Group. Cigar box guitar Kontigi Garaya Musical bow Ngoni Slide guitar Xalam Washtub bass (gut bucket) Bo Diddley Electric blues Electric guitar Unitar
Diddley_bow
Black American music genre
while the banjo is thought to be a direct descendant of their banza or xalam. One musical influence that can be traced back to African sources is that
Spirituals
Long-necked two-stringed lute from Iran and Central Asia
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Dutar
historians, accompanied by local instruments of the people such as the kora, the xalam, the mbira and the djembe drum. Drumming for accompaniment is not to be
History_of_poetry
Musical instrument
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Chitarra_italiana
While N'Dour and others Africanized Cuban music, another influential band, Xalam, was doing the same with American funk and jazz. They formed in 1970, led
Music_of_Senegal
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Swedish_lute
California county park
once the site of a Chumash People settlement named "Halama," "Jalam," "Xalam," or "Shilimaqstush." With the arrival of Spanish missionaries and the establishment
Jalama_Beach_County_Park
(Southern Africa) Valiha (Madagascar) Washint (Ethiopia) Wazza (Sudan) Xalam (West Africa) Xylophone Zeze (instrument) (Sub-Saharan Africa) Zukra (Libya)
List of African musical instruments
List_of_African_musical_instruments
Wheelharp chordophones 3 United States stringed instruments viola organista Xalam/Khalam chordophones 321.321 West Africa stringed instruments Yatga chordophones
List_of_musical_instruments
Type of harp played in Mauritania
ardo, "to lead," also describes a higher tuning adopted by the lead koni (xalam) during a duet performance. Eric Charry posits that the existence of these
Ardin_(harp)
Persian plucked musical instrument with three strings
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Setar
Traditional sound-based art forms developed by sub-Saharan African peoples
Fula play a variety of traditional instruments including drums, the hoddu (xalam), a plucked skin-covered lute similar to a banjo, and riti or riiti (a one-string
Sub-Saharan African music traditions
Sub-Saharan_African_music_traditions
Viola toeira (Portugal) Violin Walaycho (the Andes) Waldzither (Germany) Xalam (West Africa) Yaybahar (Turkey) Yueqin (China) Zheng (China) Zhongruan (China)
List_of_string_instruments
Chinese String Instrument
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Qinqin
around the capital, Niamey. They play, generally solo, a variety of lutes (xalam or molo), flutes and fiddles and, like the Fula, carry on the griot tradition
Music_of_Niger
Musical instrument
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Mandore_(instrument)
Senegalese musician (born 1956)
traditional African instruments as the mbira, kongoma (Senegalese lamellophone), xalam, and kalimba. Sylla has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, including
Mola_Sylla
Chinese three-stringed lute
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Sanxian
Medieval lute
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Citole
Urban dance music of Senegal and Gambia
Youssou N'Dour and El Hadji Faye), and Raam Daan (starring Thione Seck), Xalam II, and Super Diamono. Since becoming popular, both Mbalax and its associated
Mbalax
Museum in Togo
dating back thousands of years, including musical instruments such as the xalam, baskets decorated with shells and calabashes used to preserve food and
Togo_National_Museum
Topics referred to by the same term
Chorwon County, North Korea Komsa Mountain in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica Xalam, known in Hausa as komsa, a stringed musical instrument COMSA (disambiguation)
Komsa_(disambiguation)
Blues album by American historian Samuel Charters
song materials. Track 2: Alfa Yaya Artists: Abdoulie Samba Instruments: Xalam, vocals Notes: Alfa Yaya is a praise song to a king of the Wollof. Track
African Journey: A Search for the Roots of the Blues
African_Journey:_A_Search_for_the_Roots_of_the_Blues
Faso. The Dagomba people play stringed instruments such as the kologo (xalam) and the gonjey), flute and voice, with poly-rhythms clapped or played on
Music_of_Togo
Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute
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Kutiyapi
north play a variety of traditional instruments including drums, hoddu (or xalam, a plucked skin-covered lute related to the banjo) and the riti or riiti
Music_of_Burkina_Faso
Geomungo/komungo Khim Kutiyapi/kutyapi/kutiapi Sarangi Vielle Washtub bass Xalam (or khalam) von Hornbostel, Erich M.; Curt Sachs (March 1961). "Classification
List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 32
List_of_musical_instruments_by_Hornbostel–Sachs_number:_32
Pop Festival
Azuquita y Su Melao Bula Sangoma, Los Salseros, Francis Bebey Quartet, Xalam, Tito Puente, Dudu Pukwana, Lembá, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Abdullah Ibrahim
Sfinks_Festival
African music genre
while the banjo is thought to be a direct descendant of their banza or xalam.(subscription required) Kubik, Gerhard (2008). Africa and the Blues. University
African_blues
1982 studio album by Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell
the Silence" - 5:33 Don Cherry – pocket trumpet, piano, melodica, organ, xalam Ed Blackwell – drums, wood drum, cowbell ECM discography Archived 2012-10-06
El Corazón (Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell album)
El_Corazón_(Don_Cherry_and_Ed_Blackwell_album)
2006 soundtrack album by Ernst Reijseger
(Traditional) – 5:45 Ernst Reijseger – cello, voice Mola Sylla – vocals, mbira, xalam, lyrics in Wolof (tracks 4, 6, 7 & 9–12) and Manding (track 5) Emmi Leisner
Requiem_for_a_Dying_Planet
Live8 concert in July 2005. The Fula use drums, the hoddu (same as the xalam, a plucked skin-covered lute similar to the banjo) and the riti or riiti
Music_of_Mali
Jola scholar and musician from Mandinary, Gambia
the griots, such as their plucked lutes (e.g. the Mande ngoni, the Wolof xalam, the Fula hoddu, the Soninke gambare, and the kora (the 21-string harp-lute
Daniel_Laemouahuma_Jatta
Stream in Santa Barbara County, California, US
historic Jalama station are derived from the Purisimeño Chumash village named "Xalam", meaning "bundle". The Jalama Creek watershed drains 24 square miles (62 km2)
Jalama_Creek
Senegalese music producer
served as a manager, producer, and agent for many other artists including Xalam, Touré Kunda and Manu Dibango. Konte also established Tringa, a cultural
Mamadou_Konte
Senegalese public broadcasting company
Konte (on Kora also griot), Alhaji Abdoulaye Samba (or Abdulai Samba, on Xalam also griot) and backing singers. Some of the prominent historians from Senegal
Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise
Radiodiffusion_Télévision_Sénégalaise
Musical artist
that produced several major griot singers. Her songs were accompanied by a xalam, calabash, and sabar, and were mainly about social and political issues
Marie_Samuel_Njie
Lute in Chad
in which the end of the neck pokes out though the soundboard, as on a xalam. This is one of two styles common to the spike lutes. The other common style
Keleli
box lute, constructed box or metal can Xalam or khalam bappe, diassare, gúlúm, gurmi, hoddu / kologo, Khalam/Xalam, komsa, koni, kontigi, konting, molo
List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 321.33
List_of_musical_instruments_by_Hornbostel–Sachs_number:_321.33
Gambian musician and storyteller (1920–1983)
and other griots such as Jali Nyama Suso and Alhaji Abdoulaye Samba (on xalam) used to play live music during the show. Bai Konteh had narrated many epics
Bai_Konte
Senegalese film director and photographer
Senegalese drummer Abdoulaye Prosper Niang, leader and cofounder of the Xalam band and supported musicians at concerts. Ndoye became involved in Senegalese
Moustapha_Ndoye
Senegalese television channel
Senegal) and of the Fulas, accompanied by a "bammbaado" (a "hoddu" or "xalam" player) and a famous personality from Boundou (south-east of Senegal) who
2sTV
XALAM
XALAM
XALAM
XALAM
Boy/Male
Bengali, Celebrity, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, Traditional
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian
Leader, Commander
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Roman Latin Laurentius, LAURENTIU means "of Laurentum."
Girl/Female
Hebrew Slavic
Bitter.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Born of the world, Worldly
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Wealthy
Female
Swedish
Swedish contracted form of Scandinavian Ingegerd, INGER means "Ing's enclosure."
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic
Generous; One who Serves a Generous Man; Servant of the Most Generous
Boy/Male
Gypsy
Gooseberry.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Most Generous
XALAM
XALAM
XALAM
XALAM
XALAM