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Summary Of: Xalam

The xalam is thought to have originated from modern... The xalam is commonly played in... Someone who plays the xalam is called a... The strings of the xalam are typically made of two or three tightly wound strands of low... The xalam usually has two main melody strings that are fingered by the left hand... Most xalam players construct their own xalams... the xalam has three principal tunings... xalam is tuned a major third above the... xalam to ensure that the fundamentals of each xalam coincide... In most areas the xalam is played by male... Important past and present Senegalese xalam masters include S... Xalam and Virtual Xalam...

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