Meaning of masenqo | Babel Free

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A single-stringed bowed lute commonly used by Ethiopian azmaris.

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“The masenqo also accompanies, though played outside the church, the celebration of Epiphany (Temquat), which is the most important and holiest holiday of the Ethopian Orthodox Church.”

“His playing, full of clustered filigree and loosely rendered rhythms, nods toward Ethiopia’s tradition of solitary folk playing, typically on the krar or the masinko, both stringed instruments.”

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