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The term African fiddle may be applied to any of several African bowed string instruments.

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African fiddle

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African fiddle may be applied to any of several African bowed string instruments. Luo orutu Luo orutu, or simply "orutu", is the one-stringed fiddle of...

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Fiddle

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A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical...

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Ficus lyrata

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Ficus lyrata, commonly known as the fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant...

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The Cat and the Fiddle

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Cats and the Fiddle, an African American singing group This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Cat and the Fiddle. If an internal...

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List of African musical instruments

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musical instruments from the Africa continent as well as their countries or regions of origin. Adungu (Uganda) African fiddle African harp (Sub-Saharan) Agogô...

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Hardanger fiddle

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A Hardanger fiddle (Norwegian: hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs...

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Cats and the Fiddle

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The Cats and the Fiddle was an African American singing group formed in 1937 in Chicago and active until 1951, releasing more than 30 gramophone sides...

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Nyckelharpa

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plural nyckelharpor), meaning "keyed fiddle" or "key harp"(lit.), is a bowed chordophone, similar in appearance to a fiddle or violin but larger (in its earlier...

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Old time fiddle

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(also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music. Old time fiddle tunes are derived from European folk...

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Rumex pulcher

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in the knotweed family known by the common name fiddle dock. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa and it can be found elsewhere, including parts of...

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Goje

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variety of one or one-stringed fiddles from West Africa, played by groups such as the Yoruba in Sakara music and west African groups that inhabit the Sahel...

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Appalachian music

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music is derived from various influences, including the ballads, hymns and fiddle music of the British Isles (particularly Scotland), and to a lesser extent...

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Fiddlesticks

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instruments used to add percussion to old-time and Cajun fiddle music, allowing two people to play the fiddle at the same time. While the fiddler plays in normal...

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Cape Breton fiddling

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Celtic music idiom. The more predominant style in Cape Breton Island's fiddle music was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland...

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Blues fiddle

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blues players referred to their instruments as "fiddle" and "violin". While unequivocally an African-American creation, with the rising popularity of...

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Banjo

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animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by African Americans and had African antecedents. In the 19th century, interest in the instrument...

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Music of Africa

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the vastness of the African continent, its music is diverse, with regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the...

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The Carolina Chocolate Drops

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to present a gamut of African American musics: country and classic blues, early jazz and "hot music", string band numbers, African and Caribbean songs,...

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List of Lovejoy episodes

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Lady Jane finds she was unwittingly caught up in the scheme. 3 "Second Fiddle" John Crome 24 January 1993 (1993-01-24) Lovejoy is approached by a famous...

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Segankuru

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on African Practice in Musical Arts Education. African Minds. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-1-920051-49-5. John Brearley (1996). "The Segankuru – a "Bush Fiddle" or...

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String band

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"string band." In the 1870s African-American dance houses of Cincinnati had musicians who played violin, banjo, and bass fiddle. East of the Mississippi...

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Ghana

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countries in the 2012 Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The Ibrahim Index is a comprehensive measure of African government, based on variables which...

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Calabash

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(a lute) and the goje (a traditional fiddle). They also serve as resonators underneath the balafon (West African marimba). The calabash is also used in...

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List of American Pickers episodes

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Carolina home while Danielle scores a few racy relics in Mississippi. 329 17 "Fiddles and Picks" July 19, 2021 (2021-07-19) 22.17 Mike and Jersey Jon home in...

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Hausa music

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one-stringed fiddle. There are two broad categories of traditional Hausa music: rural folk music and urban court music. They introduced the African pop culture...

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