Stringed musical instrument of the Fang people of Central Africa
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A short mvet with four strings and a single central resonator
The mvet or mvett is a stringed musical instrument, a type of stick zither, Hornbostel-Sachs (311) of the Fang people of Gabon, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Equatorial Guinea. Somewhat resembling the Mande kora, but larger and simpler, it consists of a tubular stick of palm-raffia or bamboo, between one and two metres long, with usually three calabash resonators. A central vertical bridge divides four or five gut or metal strings, played both sides of the bridge.
The instrument is held horizontally on the chest to close or open the central resonator with a movement of the arms. It may be played solo or may accompany song or poetry that includes epics, battle-songs, ritual, philosophy and knowledge of the world.
Mvet also refers to the tradition of epic song singers, which is extremely rich in its thematic and stylistic diversity, in which the mythological stories and historical events of the Fang and related ethnic groups are described. For the Fang, the mvet tradition is of outstanding importance and includes multiple forms of cultural expression.
In the late twentieth century the mvet became a key instrument of bikutsi music.
The mvet or mvett is a stringed musical instrument, a type of stick zither, Hornbostel-Sachs (311) of the Fang people of Gabon, Cameroon, Democratic Republic...
'female'. Some mvet come with two, three, or even five strings. To become a master mbomo mvet takes years of dedication and sacrifice. The mbomo mvet will often...
Bisio and the Combe. The Fang are known for their mvet, a cross between a zither and a harp. The mvet can have up to fifteen strings. The semi-spherical...
include the xylophone and mvet. The mvet is a kind of zither-harp, similar to styles found elsewhere in both Africa and Asia. The mvet is made of a long tube...
fibers. Music for the mvet is written in the form of musical notation that can only be learned by the initiates of the bebom-mvet society. Music is typically...
calabash amplification called the mvet is used during these ceremonies by Beti storytellers, who are viewed as using the mvet as an instrument of God to educate...
authority from the state legislature. The new motor vehicle excise tax (MVET; also known as "car tabs") took effect on March 1, 2017, raising the rate...
Called komè in Noni and paata in Bamun. Called hilun hi kôba in Bassa. Mvet: a unique bar zither found only in central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, and a...
calabash amplification called the mvet is used during these ceremonies, by Beti storytellers, who are viewed as using the mvet as an instrument of God to educate...
Music of Cameroon Genres Makossa Bikutsi Mvet Assiko Nganja Bend-skin New rumba Bantowbol Ambasse bey Bend-skin Specific forms List of musical instruments...
first part of the system, and enact an annual 1.4% motor-vehicle excise tax (MVET) on Seattle vehicles to fund the project. The 2002 petition drew opposition...
Lactating Mares". purinamills.com. Preparation for Foaling by Brad Dowling BVSc MVetClinStud FACVSc Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-2-7...
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common name in Washington for car taxes, or motor vehicle excise taxes / MVET) in the state of Washington to a flat fee of $30. Eyman's effort to circulate...
used by Sound Transit to determine the amount of Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET), the House Democratic caucus voted to direct Sound Transit to use a newer...
notched or carved stick mounted vertically on the tube, similar to the African mvet zither. On that instrument, the stick allows a musician to make quick minor...
be seen as forms of theatrical performance. Ambassa Betoko points at the Mvet among the Betis, the Ngondo among the Sawas, and the So among the Ewondos...
event of Kenya's 50th Independence Jubilee. In March, she performed at "Mvet Art Festival" in Strasbourg France. In May her interview was published in...
Bikutsi féminine de l’année au Festi Bikutsi 2012 : Révélation de l'année au Mvet D'or 2012 :Meilleur artiste espoir de la mode 2014: Prix de la reconnaissance...
Pierre (1974). "Introduction to a Fang Oral Art Genre: Gabon and Cameroon mvet". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London...
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Mvet with multiple gourd resonators
