Kakaki

Kakaki

The kakaki or kakakai is a three to four meter long metal trumpet used in Hausa traditional ceremonial music. "Kakaki" is the name used in Chad, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. The instrument is also known as "waza" in Chad and Sudan, and "malakat" in Ethiopia.

The kakakai originally comes from Songhai cavalry. Its sound is associated with royalty and it is only played at events at the palace of the king or sultan in Hausa societies. It is used as part of the "sara", a weekly statement of power and authority. Kakaki are exclusively played by men.

See also

* Hausa music

References

* [http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/chad/arts.html Chad - Arts and Literature]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050904125208/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/features/africa/winskakaki.shtml BBC article] at Internet Archive
* [http://www.africanchorus.org/Voam/Voam624.htm The Orchestra in the African Context]


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