Lokanga bara explained

The lokanga bara (sometimes referred to by the generic term lokanga) is a three-stringed fiddle popular among the Southern Antandroy and Bara ethnic groups of Madagascar.^[1]

The related term lokanga bazaha ("foreign lokanga") is used to refer to the European violin.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Ron Emoff. Recollecting from the past: musical practice and spirit possession on the east coast of Madagascar. 30 April 2011. 2002. Wesleyan University Press. 978-0-8195-6500-6. 91–.
2. Book: Frank Tenaille. Music is the weapon of the future: fifty years of African popular music. 30 April 2011. 1 August 2002. Chicago Review Press. 978-1-55652-450-9. 47–.