The zeze is a stringed instrument, a stick zither from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also known by the names tzetze and dzendze, and, in Madagascar, is called jejy voatavo. It has one or two strings, made of steel or bicycle brake wire.

Zeze
A man of the Gogo people playing a zeze in Tanzania
String instrument
Other namesJejy voatavo, tzetze, dzendze
Classification String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
(Composite chordophone)

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In mainland Africa, the instrument is usually known by the names zeze, tzetze or dzendze. On Madagascar it is known by the name Jejy voatavo. On the Comoros Islands, it is known by the name dzendzé ya shitsuva.

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Also referenced in Kodak Black's song “ZeZe”, with samples of the instrument in the beat.

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