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Ogene is a style of Ogene gong
at Marvel Chukwudi: OGENE and Other Poems, Praxis Magazine for Arts and Literature, looked up on 23 February 2016. The Ogene instrument has historically been made by the Igbo people of
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Ogene is a style of Igbo music
Igbo music (Igbo: ''Egwu nkwa ndi Igbo'') is the music of the Igbo people, who are indigenous to the southeastern part of Nigeria. The Igbo traditionally rely heavily on percussion instruments such as the drum and the gong, which are popular beca ...
consisting of, and taking its name from, the ogene instrument, which is a large metal bell.at Marvel Chukwudi: OGENE and Other Poems, Praxis Magazine for Arts and Literature, looked up on 23 February 2016. The Ogene instrument has historically been made by the Igbo people of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It is one of the most important metal instruments of the people.
The Ogene type of bell which is commonly used as a "master instrument" in a bell orchestra in Igboland. It is an instrument of the struck idiophone class and is made of iron by specialist blacksmiths. The bell has a flattish, conical shape, and is hollow inside. The sound itself comes from the vibration of the iron body when struck, which is made to resound by the hollow inside of the bell. The iron body is usually struck with a soft wooden stick.
See also
*Udu
The udu is a plosive aerophone (in this case implosive) and an idiophone of the Igbo people, Igbo of Nigeria. In the Igbo language, ''ùdù'' means 'vessel'. Actually being a water jug with an additional hole, it was played by Igbo women for ce ...
* Ikoro
An Ikoro is a musical instrument created and used by the Igbo of Nigeria. It is a slit drum that is beaten with a stick or sticks and can be used in some parts of Igbo land for communicating, similar to a talking drum
The talking drum i ...
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