Seperewa

Seperewa
String instrument
Classification Ghanaian stringed instrument with 6-14 strings
Hornbostel–Sachs classification323-5
(Acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, in which the plane of the strings lies at right angles to the sound-table; a line joining the lower ends of the strings would be perpendicular to the neck. These have notched bridges. Sounded by the bare fingers)
Related instruments
Bolon, koriduo, kora, aloko, simbing[1]
Musicians
Osei Korankye, Baffour Kyeremateng, Kay Benyarko

The seperewa, also known as seprewa or sanku, is a Ghanaian (specifically Akan) harp-lute, similar to the Dagaare/Sisaala koriduo, the Mandé kora, the Gere duu, and Baoule aloko.[2]

  1. ^ "Simbing". Musical Instrument Museums Online (MIMO).
  2. ^ Exploring Africa Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu (2010-04-28). Retrieved on 2014-05-10.