The lokanga bara (sometimes referred to by the generic term ''lokanga'') is a three-stringed fiddle popular among the Southern

Antandroy The Tandroy are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group of Madagascar inhabiting the arid southern part of the island called Androy, tracing their origins back to the East Africa mainland. In the 17th century however, the Tandroy emerged as a conf ...

and Bara ethnic groups of

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. The related term lokanga bazaha ("foreign lokanga") is used to refer to the European violin.

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