Various instruments in Africa, chief among them the kora, feature a skin drumhead and gourd (or similar shell) body. These instruments differ from early African-American banjos in that the necks do not possess a Western-style fingerboard and tuning pegs; instead they have stick necks, with strings attached to the neck with loops for tuning.
various instruments in africa chief among them the kora feature a skin drumhead and gourd (or similar shell) body these instruments differ from early african-american banjos in that the necks do not possess a western-style fingerboard and tuning pegs; instead they have stick necks with strings attached to the neck with loops for tuning