Algaita

Classification	Double reed
Related instruments
Sorna Rhaita Suona Sopila Shawm Zurna

The algaita (also spelled alghaita, algayta or algheita) is a double reed wind instrument from Niger, particularly among the Hausa people. Its construction is similar to the oboe-like rhaita and the zurna. The algaita is distinguished from these other instruments by its larger, trumpet-like bell. Instead of keys, it has open holes for fingering, similar to the zurna. ^[1]

Contents 1 Traditional recordings 2 Use in jazz recordings 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Traditional recordings

• Music from the Villages of Northeastern Nigeria (Folkways, 1971)

[edit] Use in jazz recordings

• Yusef Lateef, In Nigeria, (YAL Records, 1983)
• Yusef Lateef, The African-American Epic Suite (1994)

[edit] References

• H.G. Farmer, "The Arab Influence on the Western Soudan." The Musical Standard, 15 November, 1924.

[edit] See also

• Oboe
• Rhaita
• Shawm
• Zurna

[edit] External links

• Alghaita page
• Algaita page

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