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Percussion instruments > Others > Karingaringa

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Karingaringa   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • Percussion instrument of the Kikuyu people of Central Kenya. Cog wheel; spare part for a car. Used to keep the tempo and to add tone colour. Previously made by blacksmiths. The player holds the instrument in the left hand and a beater, a steel rod, in the right hand. The sound is produced by hitting up and down the inside of the ring, which is usually brought to rest on a hard surface, such as a box, on the last beat of each bar. It is nowadays used to accompany the accordion especially the mwomboko dance

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Created

  • 2019-02-21

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  • to be translated (en)

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/10071

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