Akonting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Akonting is a noun meaning A folk lute of the Jola people of West Africa; a banjo-like instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string.
Meaning
A folk lute of the Jola people of West Africa; a banjo-like instrument with a skin-headed gourd body, two long melody strings, and one short drone string.
Example Sentences
But there’s no less spirit in the singing and thumb piano playing of Ruth Akello, an unheralded Ugandan, or in the banjo-like akonting playing of the Jatta family, in Gambia.
Word Forms
- akontings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kontigi, bolombatto, ngoni, goje, banjolele, zeze.
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