Ndzumara

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The ndzumara is a double-reed pipe, or primitive oboe (French : hautbois ), [1] played in Comorian music. The instrument is noted as almost extinct. [2]

Oboe musical instrument of the woodwind family

Oboes belong to the classification of double reed woodwind instruments. Oboes are usually made of wood, but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. A soprano oboe measures roughly 65 cm long, with metal keys, a conical bore and a flared bell. Sound is produced by blowing into the reed at a sufficient air pressure, causing it to vibrate with the air column. The distinctive tone is versatile and has been described as "bright". When the word oboe is used alone, it is generally taken to mean the treble instrument rather than other instruments of the family, such as the bass oboe, the cor anglais, or oboe d'amore

French language Romance language

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) has largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.

The instrument is also found in Mayotte, where it is described as a La flûte mahoraise en bois, NDZUMARA, fût très longtemps mal considéré par les religieux (pour des raisons obscures). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Moussa Said Ahmed (1 January 2000). Guerriers, princes et poètes aux Comores dans la littérature orale. L'Harmattan. p. 219. ISBN   978-2-7384-9475-7.
  2. ↑ Cathell, B. David. "Musical Instrument Museum, Part 5". Life After HP. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Vincent Fauveau; Claire Fauveau (1984). Mayotte, coutumes et traditions à la découverte des Mahorais. Editions UDIR. p. 57.
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