IT IS CALLED "SEGABA."
After posting this video of me Monolising this performance by this lady playing a violin-like instrument, I requested information concerning the name of the instrument and, if possible, information about the lady and where she is from.
I initially got a lot of contradictory results. Many people mistakenly believed that it was a Chipendani, a type of instrument native to Zimbabwe; however, I am familiar with Chipendanis, and this one is not one. Then, Worseley Manzungu , who is based in Botswana, and Dumisani Nqobizitha Sibiya were the first to WhatsApp me to inform me that the instrument is called "Segaba" and that it originates from Botswana.
So, I did more study on this word online and in my personal book collection.Modirwa Kekwaletswe's article "Traditional music and instruments in Botswana" was the first one I came across, and it was posted on musicinafrica.net. The article verified that it goes by the name Segaba and goes by the moniker "one-string violin." It's found all over Botswana, he claimed. More than 100 segaba players are thought to have existed in Botswana at the time of the country's independence. The segaba has survived despite a sharp fall in numbers when compared to other traditional instruments because of its relatively simple construction.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Ledoba Bed & Breakfast Facebook page in Botswana. They republished the item, said some very kind words, and added that the woman's name is Mrs. Baby Bolaane, a.k.a. Mma Maghagha. They claimed she is a Segaba player from Botswana's Bobonong area and a folklore player. Now, the puzzle pieces all fit together.
According to a different article by John Brearley titled "The Segankuru, a "Bush Fiddle" or a Bowed Bow? Some of its Exponents and Their Songs," this instrument is prevalent in some areas of Namibia and Botswana but is widespread throughout southern Africa. He said it had an unclear origin.
Nicholas England, a different author, claimed to have come across the instrument, also known by the name Segankuru, while conducting fieldwork among the Zu/wasi people of Namibia and northwest Botswana in the 1950s and early 1960s. Do n!ao, as they called it (tin can bow). Although informants claimed to have learned it from bushmen, they also said that the instrument was a Tswana instrument that was frequently seen in Botswana.
Different variations of the same instrument can be found throughout East and West Africa.
In conclusion, I'm really fascinated by the idea that all of the contemporary instruments that are played all around the world today have their ancient ancestors in Africa.
This is Mono, God`s favorite guitarist, signing off.
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