Njarka

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The njarka is a small fiddle made from a gourd, with one gut string, which is native to Mali.^[1]^[2] Ali Farka Touré was a notable njarka player.^[3]

References

^ Tenaille, Frank (2002). Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music. Chicago Review Press. p. 101. ISBN 9781556524509. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^ Appiah, Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2010). Encyclopaedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 486. ISBN 9780195337709. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^ Stanton, Andrea L.; Ramsamy, Edward; Seybolt, Peter J.; Carolyn M. Elliott (2012-01-05). Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. p. 226. ISBN 9781412981767. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

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[Tenaille2002-1] Tenaille, Frank (2002). Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music. Chicago Review Press. p. 101. ISBN 9781556524509. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

[AppiahGates2010-2] Appiah, Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2010). Encyclopaedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 486. ISBN 9780195337709. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

[StantonRamsamy2012-3] Stanton, Andrea L.; Ramsamy, Edward; Seybolt, Peter J.; Carolyn M. Elliott (2012-01-05). Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. p. 226. ISBN 9781412981767. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

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