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ngombi

The ngombi is a traditional musical instrument from Central Africa.

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The tradition & historical record

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The ngombi is a traditional musical instrument from Central Africa. 1

History

It is an arched harp. 1

Countries

Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Republic of Congo Gabon 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ngombi”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

ngombi is central African arched harp, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

The source record links this tradition to 3 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 2

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