A soku ( bm, ߛߏ߬ߞߎ, italics=no
) is a traditional
West African instrument used in a type of music called
Wassoulou which originated in the
Wasulu region of southwest
Mali. It is a traditional fiddle, sometimes replaced by modernized versions of the instrument. Known as the n'diaraka or ''
njarka The ''njarka'' is a small fiddle made from a gourd, with one gut string, which is native to Mali. Ali Farka Touré
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the Af ...
'' in
Songhai, and ''
goje'' in
Hausa, it is composed of a single string that usually wails the feminine vocal melody.
References
Bowed instruments
Malian musical instruments
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