Some music for the Lala Kankobele

Authors

  • Marjory Davidson Lecturer in Music for the Department of Education, Chipata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v4i4.1685

Keywords:

Ethnomusicology -- Zambia, Mbira -- Zambia, Percussion instruments -- Zambia

Abstract

The music quoted in this article was played to me by Leonard Kembe, who is one of the few educated Zambians who can play the Kankobele, a small traditional instrument, with real skill. It is called Kankobele by the Lala people, the larger instrument being the ndandi. The kankobele is the beginner's instrument. When the player is sufficiently skilled he may go on to study the ndandi. Traditionally these instruments are played by men and boys only.

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Published

1970-08-05

How to Cite

Davidson, Marjory. 1970. “Some Music for the Lala Kankobele”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 4 (4):103-13. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v4i4.1685.