Khassonké
The Khassonke are an ethnic group of the Kayes region in Mali .
They are descendants of the Fulbe and Malinke on the territory of the Khasso kingdoms and speak Khassonke , a Mande language that is similar to Bambara .
Their traditional musical instruments are called dundunba (a large cylindrical drum with two skins), jingò (a small cylindrical drum with two skins), tantanwò (a small drum), tamandinwo (an aisselle (armpit drum) as well as lutes , harps and hunting whistles .
literature
- Charles Monteil: Les Khassonké. Monograph d'une peuplade du Soudan francais. Paris, Leroux 1915. (Collection de la Revue du Monde Musulman 5)
Web links
- Khassonké (French)
- The ethnic groups of Mali (French) ( Memento from February 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )