West African guitar

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Mdou Moctar performs on the Hydro Quebec stage at Place D'Youville during Day 4 of the 52nd Festival D'été Quebec (FEQ2019) on July 7, 2019 in Quebec City, Canada

Why Mdou Moctar loves two-year-old strings – and what makes the Roland Cube his favorite amp

By Janelle Borg published

The gear (or lack of) behind Mdou Moctar's searing signature sound on Funeral For Justice, which fuses Saharan rock music with Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen flair

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British-Gambian musician, singer, and griot Sona Jobarteh performs on the 21-string West-African Mandingo harp-lute in New York

West African grooves: energize your guitar playing with new rhythmic colors and concepts

By George Howlett published

Learn the fundamentals of African guitar approaches with this in-depth lesson

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