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Adama Yalomba - Tanou cover artwork. Adama playing the n'dan.
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Adama Yalomba, A champion of the Rare N’Dan Harp

Douglas Sanders January 29, 2024 No Comments Adama YalombaharpMalian musicpluriarcworld music

Adama Yalomba – Tanou (Remote Records, 2024) Adama Yalomba’s transformative journey with the ancient Malian n’dan, a six-string harp with roots in the pluriarc, marks…

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n’dan held by Adama Yalomba
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The Rare Malian n’dan

Douglas Sanders January 25, 2024 No Comments Adama YalombaharpMalian musicpluriarcworld music

The Malian n’dan is a remarkable descendant of one of the world’s oldest string instruments. Classified by organologists as a pluriarc , denoting ‘many bows,’…

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