The Kamele ngoni (young persons harp) is a harp-oud from the Mandingue region of West Africa (especially Mali and Burkina Faso). This instrument originates from the 6 string donso (hunter) ngoni which is instrumental to hunter ceremonies, accompanying the singers praises of great hunters and taunts to other hunters to prove their hunting prowess.

The smaller kamale ngoni or "young man's harp" is claimed to be invented by the musician Alata Brulaye around the 1950s and 1960s in Mali. It became popular in the Wassoulou region and contributed to the rise of Wassoulou music in the 1970s and 1990s.

This kamalen ngoni (nn-GOH-nee) is a fully functional string instrument, patterned after the full-size traditional versions from Mali and Guinea. Our smaller ngoni is perfect for students to learn to play on, and offers a less expensive alternative to traveling with …

Classical Heartwood Small Kamelen Ngoni (nn-GOH-nee) is a fully functional string instrument, patterned after the full-size traditional versions from Mali and Guinea. Our smaller ngoni is perfect for students to learn to play on, and offers a less expensive alternative to traveling with a more expensive, larger instrument.

The Kamele ngoni (young persons harp) is a harp-oud from the Mandingue region of West Africa (especially Mali and Burkina Faso). It has its origins in the hunters donso n’goni. Also known as kamale ngoni or simply Goni in Burkina Faso.

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This ngoni (nn-GO-nee) version, known as kamel ngoni (or kamalen ngoni), is part of the family of hunters lute-harps of the Mande people in Mali. The kamel ngoni is similar to the kora in that it has a calabash gourd body, hand posts, notched bridge, and neck, but only has 7-8 strings.

The N'Goni is usually executed by the Dioula people of Burkina Faso. The instrument is called Kamale Ngoni, (also known as the more traditional hunter to the Donso Ngoni 6-string) although the Ngoni Kamele is a more modern version ("Kamele" means Young). The tuning is pentatonic.

Le kamale ngoni (encore orthographié kamele n'goni, kamelen ngoni, kamelengoni, kamale ngoni ou encore kamalengoni) 1 est un instrument acoustique, à cordes pincées de la famille des harpes, de la musique d’ Afrique de l'Ouest, originaire du Mali très populaire et prisé des jeunes, et associé au renouveau de la musique Wassoulou.

The Paragon Heartwood Mali Pro Kamel Ngoni - 8 String (nn-GO-nee) version, known as kamel ngoni (or kamalen ngoni), is part of the family of hunters lute-harps of the Mande people in Mali. The kamel ngoni is similar to the kora in that it has a calabash gourd body, hand posts, notched bridge, and neck, but only has 7-8 strings.