Tambin

{{Short description|Type of flute}} The '''''tambin''''' (also '''''sereendu''''', '''''fulannu''''' or '''''Fula flute''''') is a diagonal diatonic flute without a bell, made from a conical vine, with three finger-holes and a rectangular embouchure with two wings on either side. It is considered the national instrument of the Fula people of West Africa and is similar in its sound and quality to the Middle Eastern ''ney''. The flute has a two and a half octave range, achieved by overblowing to different overtones. It is traditionally tuned to an approximately equidistant heptatonic scale. Players often employ a technique of singing alternately or simultaneously to blown notes. The flute was used in the 2018 Marvel movie Black Panther.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/ludwig-goransson-music-composer-black-panther/|title=Ludwig Göransson 'Black Panther' Music Composer Interview - Essence|work=Essence|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References== <references /> *{{cite journal|title=Review of ''The Peuls'' by Simha Arom|first=Gilbert|last=Rouget|author2=James Porter |journal=Ethnomusicology|volume=22|issue=1|date=January 1978|pages=224–225|doi=10.2307/851392 |quote=This proportion is an accurate reflection of the importance of the flute among the Fula; it is, in a sense, their national instrument.|jstor=851392}} *{{cite web|title=Fula Flute|accessdate=February 17, 2008|url=http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/fula_flute_21552|publisher=National Geographic|author=Calabash Music|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117073124/http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/fula_flute_21552|archivedate=January 17, 2008}} *{{cite web|title=About the Fula Flute|accessdate=February 19, 2025| url=https://kassaflutes.com/about|author=Kassa Flutes}}

Category:Flutes Category:West African musical instruments