nanga

plural nangas

1. entertainmentA simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.

   The "shoulder harp" or "nanga" had a boat-shaped sound chest.

   1950, Roslyn Rensch, The harp: from Tara's halls to the American schools

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   The nanga of Nubia is similar; here also, long wooden pegs prevent the strings from slipping.

   1975, Sibyl Marcuse, A survey of musical instruments, page 403

   The artist uses his voice, he sings his laws to the accompaniment of the nanga, the harp; he twists his body to the rhythm of the drums, to proclaim his rules.

   1986, Okot p'Bitek, Artist, the Ruler