Price: $18.00

West African Metal Pod Bell (frikiywa)

Name: West African Metal Pod Bell (frikiywa)
Brand: PanAfricanArts
SKU: 1135854146
Price: 18.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (287 reviews)

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Materials: metal, cordage, metal body, metal thumb ring

Let's say you're out and about and happen upon a jam session that you'd like to join. You're in luck if you happen to have on hand this metal pod bell called frikiywa (pron. FREE-chee-wah) by Ghana's Asante people, dodompo by the Ga, and krentsiwa by the Ewe. The walnut-size instrument is small enough to fit easily in a car's glove compartment, purse, or pocket. The instrument has a commanding voice that belies its size. And it is the frikiywa's compact size that makes it ideal for sitting in on jam sessions or for those occasions when you might want to join mobile processions such as Bahamian junkanoo parades or New Orleans second lines.

Our offering was crafted in Ghana from recycled iron, but we've added a short string that connects the body of the instrument and the ring to lessen the possibility of loss.

To play the instrument, first insert the middle finger in the wide opening of the body, with the tapered end facing downward inside the palm. Then place the ring on the thumb so that the string securing it to the body of the instrument is on the top of the thumb. Now, to sound the frikiywa, tap the body with the ring attached to the thumb. of loss.

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287 reviews

Sounds lovely! Feels lovely! Lighter than I thought it would be! It is very beautiful to behold and a great honor to be able to have one for my workings. Thank you very much!

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