Zeze (instrument)

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Zeze

A man of the Gogo people playing a zeze in Tanzania
String instrument
Other names	Lokanga(o) voatavo, tzetze, dzendze
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	(Composite chordophone)

The zeze is a stringed instrument, a stick zither from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also known by the names tzetze and dzendze, and, in Madagascar, is called or lokango voatavo. It has one or two strings, made of steel or bicycle brake wire.

Names[]

In mainland Africa, the instrument is usually known by the names zeze, tzetze or dzendze. On Madagascar it is known by the names lokanga voatavo or lokango voatavo. On the Comoros Islands, it is known by the name dzendzé ya shitsuva.

In popular culture[]

Also referenced in Kodak Black's song “ZeZe”, with samples of the instrument in the beat.

References[]

General references[]

• The Stringed Instrument Database
• ATLAS of Plucked Instruments
• Thesis paper on the Zeze. PDF file

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