Ikinimba
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Ikinimba is probably the most revered musical tradition in Rwanda
. It is a dance that tells the stories of Rwandan heroes and kings, accompanied by instruments like ingoma, ikembe
, iningiri, umuduri
and inanga.
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
. It is a dance that tells the stories of Rwandan heroes and kings, accompanied by instruments like ingoma, ikembe
Ikembe
Ikembe, Chisanji, Kisanji and Eleke all refer to a type of lamellaphone common amongst the Bahutu of Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo.In Swahili the word imba means song. Kuimba means to sing, as in the phrase . Mama means mother...
, iningiri, umuduri
Umuduri
The umuduri is a Rwandan stringed instrument.It bears similarity to the berimbau of Brazil.-See also:*Music of Rwanda...
and inanga.