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]
It is similar in appearance to the tahardant, or ahardin (not to be confused with ardin).[4]
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.
- ^ Shoup, John (2014). "Saharan Crossroads Music in Tarab al-Baydan: The Iggawin". Saharan Crossroads: Exploring Historical, Cultural, and Artistic Linkages between North and West Africa. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4438-5826-7.