Instruments I Love Making by Hand:
"The Afrikan Akonting"
One of the Grandfathers of the American Banjo
Made with Gourd, Goatskin and Wood
Playin' the Akonting at the 2008 Chicago Blues Festival
Early Americana Afrikan styled Banjo/Banjar:
Made with gourd, Goatskin and Wood
More of my Art Based Afro-Instruments Coming Soon:
Testing instruments in my Playing my handmade sax at
play studio a "wooded park" North Carolina Science Museum
"The Wacky World of Sound"
"Lil Willie and his Diddley Bo"
youth workshops and residency Gourd Sax, "Horn with Bite".......
programs.
Donjo-Ngoni Guitar
(7 strings, electric pick-up)
Part Africa Donso Ngoni, part African-Amercan Banjar and part Kora