Goge Ritiwpntr2018-12-19T18:11:23+00:00Spike lutes with a handle passing through the trunk have in Africa usually only one string and are played with a bow. The calabash resonator is covered with skin. For the string and the bow horsehair is used. These instruments are found especially in Africa and in places where Islam is widespread. Goge (right) is a characteristic instrument of the Hausa people living in Ghana and Nigeria. Its most distinctive feature is the voice hole which is opened to the top basement and located at the side of the instrument. The ‘Riti’ (2 instruments left) is played by the community of Fula in the Western Africa. It has a cover made from lizard and it is attached with bullen-nails. It is possible to see the rectangular voice hole next to the resonator. Riti is the name of the instrument used by the Wolof (a community in Western Sudan). This instrument is called ‘Nyanyeru’ among the Fula community. 