Tambin

The tambin (also sereendu, fulannu or Fula flute) is a diagonal diatonic flute without a bell, made from a conical vine, with three finger-holes and a rectangular embouchure with two wings on either side. It is considered the national instrument of the Fula people of West Africa and is similar in its sound and quality to the Middle Eastern ney . The flute has a two and a half octave range, achieved by overblowing to different overtones. It is traditionally tuned to an approximately equidistant heptatonic scale. Players often employ a technique of singing alternately or simultaneously to blown notes. The flute was used in the 2018 Marvel movie Black Panther. ^[1]

References

1. "Ludwig Göransson 'Black Panther' Music Composer Interview - Essence". Essence. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

• Rouget, Gilbert; James Porter (January 1978). "Review of The Peuls by Simha Arom". Ethnomusicology. 22 (1): 224–225. doi:10.2307/851392. JSTOR   851392. This proportion is an accurate reflection of the importance of the flute among the Fula; it is, in a sense, their national instrument.
• Calabash Music. "Fula Flute". National Geographic. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
• Kassa Flutes. "About the Fula Flute" . Retrieved February 19, 2025.