Kontigi

A kontigi or kuntigi is a one-stringed African lute played by the Hausa, Songhai and Djerma.

It is also found among Islamized peoples throughout West Africa (see Xalam).

[1][3] The neck on the Kontigi has "metal disk surrounded by small rings" which make noise as the instrument is moved or played.

[2] The instrument is used to perform "praise songs" by professional musicians or by Griots in Nigeria.

[1][3] A well-known musician who used the instrument was Dan Maraya, who recorded albums.

Kontigi with metal body made from oval can.
Side view of a kontigi. The lute has a elongated or oval half-calabash soundbox. It is small, about 12 inches long, with a high pitch.
Kontigi, bottom row, third from left.
A kontigi as illustrated by P. G. Harris in his 1932 article Notes on Drums and Musical Instruments Seen in Sokoto Province, Nigeria