Algaita
The algaita is a double reed wind instrument from the Sahelian region of West-Central Africa that is used by the Bamum, Hausa and Kanuri peoples in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its construction is similar to the oboe-like rhaita and the zurna. The algaita is distinguished from these other instruments by its larger, trumpet-like bell. Instead of keys, it has open holes for fingering, similar to the zurna.
Traditional recordings
- Music from the Villages of Northeastern Nigeria
- "Music of the Cameroon - The Fulani of the North"
Use in jazz recordings
- Yusef Lateef, In Nigeria,
- Yusef Lateef, ''The African-American Epic Suite''