Adeudeu

Description

"The round sound box of this harp is made of a carved out log, entirely covered by cow hide, tied on the back with hide chords. One sound hole. Five strings attached to the sound board with nails attached on a wooden stripe underneath the hide. Wooden tuning pegs. Fibre handle to tranpsort the instrument. The adeudeu is often played by two players, one playes the strings, the second player plays the rhythm with a hammer padded with cloath. The adeudeu plays the low ranges; accompanies songs; the singer also plays the harp. Solo performance or played in sets of three. For entertainment. Normally played by men, not seldom elderly men who play it for mockery songs. Held in the arms with the sondbox towards the player. Played with the thumb and the index. " (Valentine Kihuha; Daniel Mabonga, Geoffrey Aswani, Music Department, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, 22 November 2018) Made in the class Organology - Traditional musical Instruments, Music Department, Kenyatta University, Ruiru, Nairobi Style: West Kenya