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plural nangas
(music) A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa. quotations examples
The "shoulder harp" or "nanga" had a boat-shaped sound chest.
1950, Roslyn Rensch, The harp: from Tara's halls to the American schools
The nanga of Nubia is similar; here also, long wooden pegs prevent the strings from slipping.
1975, Sibyl Marcuse, A survey of musical instruments, page 403
The artist uses his voice, he sings his laws to the accompaniment of the nanga, the harp; he twists his body to the rhythm of the drums, to proclaim his rules.
1986, Okot p'Bitek, Artist, the Ruler