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perfect instrument was the " nanga," of seven or eight 
strings ; it may be called national. In one of these, 
played by an old woman, six of the seven notes were 
a perfect scale, the seventh being the only faulty 
string. In another, played by a man, three strings 
were a full harmonious chord. These facts show that 
the people are capable of cultivation. The " nanga " 
was formed of heavy dark wood, the shape of a tray, 
22 by 9 inches or 30 by 8, with three open crosses 
in the bottom, and laced with one string seven or eight 
times over bridges at either end ; sometimes a gourd, 
as sounding-board, was tied on to the back. Prince 
M nanagee, at my request, sent the best player he 
knew. The man boldly entered without introduc- 
tion, dressed in the usual Wanyambo costume, and 
looked a wild, excited creature. After resting his 
spear against the roof of the hut, he took a " nanga " 
from under his arm and commenced. As he sat upon 
a mat with his head averted from me, never smiling, 
he sang something of his having been sent to me, and 
of the favourite dog Keeromba. The wild yet gentle 
music and words attracted a crowd of admirers, who 
sang the dog-song for clays afterwards, as we had it 
encored several times. Another player was an old 
woman, calling herself " Keeleeanyagga." As she 
played while standing in front of me, all the song she 
could produce was " sh," " sh," screwing her mouth, 
rolling her body, and raising her feet from the ground; 
it was a miserable performance, and not repeated. 
Of wind instruments we had the fife and horn. 
The fife is more common with the Uganda than the 
Karague people. It is an 18-inch-long hollowed reed, 
about the thickness of a German flute, is held like a 
