Akonting and Banjo

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Difference between Akonting and Banjo

Akonting vs. Banjo

The akonting (or ekonting in French transliteration) is the folk lute of the Jola people, found in Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. The banjo is a four-, five- or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head.

Similarities between Akonting and Banjo

Akonting and Banjo have 11 things in common (in Unionpedia): Banjo, Blackface, Clawhammer, Gourd, Jola people, Minstrel show, Plectrum, Senegal, Senegambia Confederation, West Africa, Xalam.

Banjo

The banjo is a four-, five- or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head.

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Blackface

Blackface was and is a form of theatrical make-up used predominantly by non-black performers to represent a caricature of a black person.

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Clawhammer

Clawhammer, sometimes called frailing, is a varied banjo playing style and a common component of American old-time music.

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Gourd

A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria or the fruit of the two genera of Bignoniaceae "calabash tree", Crescentia and Amphitecna.

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Jola people

The Jola (Diola, in French transliteration) are an ethnic group found in Senegal (where they predominate in the region of Casamance), the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau.

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Minstrel show

The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American form of entertainment developed in the early 19th century.

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Plectrum

A plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument.

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Senegal

Senegal (Sénégal), officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa.

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Senegambia Confederation

Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation, was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour The Gambia, which is almost completely surrounded by Senegal.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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Xalam

Xalam (in Serer, or khalam in Wolof) is a traditional stringed musical instrument from West Africa.

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Akonting and Banjo Comparison

Akonting has 31 relations, while Banjo has 208. As they have in common 11, the Jaccard index is 4.60% = 11 / (31 + 208).

References

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