Kontigi
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A kontigi or kuntigi is a one-stringed African lute played by the Hausa, Songhai and Djerma.[1][2] A 3-string version teharden is used among the Tamashek.[2]
The instrument is used in Hausa music, primarily in northern Nigeria and Niger,[1] and among Hausa minorities in Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Cameroon. It is also found among Islamized peoples throughout West Africa (see Xalam). The best-known player of the kontigi is Dan Maraya.