Fula Riti One-String Fiddle

Bow a single horsehair string across a gourd resonator and slide a finger to hit the notes of a herding melody, following a scrolling melody line.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Guinea.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.