African fiddle

Self-described "culture bearer"[7] Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje of the University of California, Los Angeles[2] broke new ground in ethnomusicology with her study of "fiddle" music of the Luo of Kenya.

[9] Following her earlier academic studies, she released Fiddling in West Africa Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures in 2008.

[10] Noise Khanyile & the Jo'burgm C is a Johannesburg, South Africa based ensemble produced by West Nkosi that has been critically acclaimed.

[citation needed] They exhibit a sophisticated multiply layered tapestry of Zulu inspired sound on his 1989 release Art of Noise.

[11] Moses Mchuno's township jive track incorporates fiddle and traditional Soweto singing.