Music of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea's culture has been less documented than most African countries, and commercial recordings remain scarce.
National music
The
Traditional music
The largest
.The Fang are known for their mvet, a cross between a zither and a harp. The mvet can have up to fifteen strings. The semi-spherical part of this instrument is made of bamboo and the strings are attached to the center by fibers. Music for the mvet is written in a form of musical notation that can only be learned by initiates of the bebom-mvet society. Music is typically call and response with a chorus and drums alternating. Musicians like Eyi Muan Ndong have helped to popularize folk styles.
A three- or four- person orchestra consisting of some arrangement of
Another popular instrument is the
Popular music
There is little popular music coming out of Equatorial Guinea. Pan-African styles like soukous and makossa are popular, as are reggae and rock and roll. Acoustic guitar bands based on a Spanish model are the country's best-known indigenous popular tradition, especially national stars Desmali and Dambo de la Costa.[4]
Other musicians from Equatorial Guinea include Malabo Strit Band, Luna Loca, Chiquitin, Dambo de la Costa, Ngal Madunga, Lily Afro and Spain-based exiles like Super Momo, Hijas del Sol and Baron Ya Buk-Lu .
References
- ^ C.I.A. World Factbook, "Equatorial Guinea", at https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/equatorial-guinea/
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea". lonelyplanet.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2005-05-29.
- ^ EquatorialGuinea.org; Retrieved 12/08/1998
- ^ "Desmali" (in Spanish).
- Guinea Ecuatorial [2]
- [3]
- Dominguez, Manuel. "Malabo Blues". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 477–479. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0