ALGAITA

Handcrafted, individually made, Hausa/Kanuri/Bamum people's reed instrument from the Sahelian region of West-Central Africa, especially in Cameroon and Nigeria. Traditionally used to communicate with an Emir or king as well as between them and their subjects.*colours may vary *comes with FOUR spare reeds, so you have 5 in total. Its sound can also be heard on these old records: Music from the Villages of Northeastern Nigeria (Folkways, 1971) "Music of the Cameroon - The Fulani of the North" (Lyrichord 7334) Yusef Lateef, "In Nigeria" (YAL Records, 1983) Yusef Lateef, "The African-American Epic Suite" (1994)