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Welcome to Mandinka Magic, your source for the finest
professional quality instruments from the Manding culture of West Africa.
Master craftsman Jeffrey Bodony builds standard and custom made instruments. Jeff also
offers instruments direct from the skilled artisans of West Africa.
These are instruments that sing with spirit of a rich and living tradition.
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Instruments that are currently available are
- Kora Mk6 (features carbon fiber truss rod neck)
- Balaphon
- Djembe
- Dounoun,
- Sangba
- Kenkeni (konkoni)
- Bolon
- Donsongoni
- Kamalengoni
- Djelingoni (aka kontingo, xalam, ngoni)
- Calabash hand drums
- Bells( karinyen, n'anga)
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The Djeli (Griots),the hereditary
historians, praise singers, musicians, storytellers of
the ancient mande peoples originated in what is present day Mali. These 'bards'
have played these instruments and developed their music for possibly a millennia,
carry a wealth of wisdom stories about the "rules for cooperative living" that are
tested and true. Jeff Bodony, owner of Mandinka Magic offers these majestic musical
instruments, reflecting his bonya (respect) for the spirit of this magical living tradition,
with its rich repository of ancestral knowledge.
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