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]
References
edit- ^ 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.