Tidinet

Last updated July 04, 2025

The tidinet is a type of string instrument from Mauritania and other regions in North Africa.^[1] It is most often only played by men.^[2] The tidinet resembles a small guitar and is used by griots.^[3]

It is similar in appearance to the tahardant, or ahardin (not to be confused with ardin).^[4]

References

↑ Conway, Cecelia (1995). African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9780870498930.
↑ Rubin, Don (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: The Arab World. Routledge. ISBN 9780415059329.
↑ "Singer of the People: Mauritania's Female Griot". African Business. 1 October 2003.
↑ Shoup, John (2014). "Saharan Crossroads Music in Tarab al-Baydan: The Iggawin". Saharan Crossroads: Exploring Historical, Cultural, and Artistic Linkages between North and West Africa. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4438-5826-7.

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[1] Conway, Cecelia (1995). African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9780870498930.

[2] Rubin, Don (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: The Arab World. Routledge. ISBN 9780415059329.

[3] "Singer of the People: Mauritania's Female Griot". African Business. 1 October 2003.

[4] Shoup, John (2014). "Saharan Crossroads Music in Tarab al-Baydan: The Iggawin". Saharan Crossroads: Exploring Historical, Cultural, and Artistic Linkages between North and West Africa. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4438-5826-7.

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