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/ˈnaŋə/ · noun
(music) A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa..
The "shoulder harp" or "nanga" had a boat-shaped sound chest.
The nanga of Nubia is similar; here also, long wooden pegs prevent the strings from slipping.
The artist uses his voice, he sings his laws to the accompaniment of the nanga, the harp; he twists his body to the rhythm of the drums, to proclaim his rules.
Use nanga when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nanga means (music) A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa..
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The "shoulder harp" or "nanga" had a boat-shaped sound chest.
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