Nyatiti - ep 201

[@BlancainesCañónPérez]

Magnífico suena increíble y la interpretación ni hablar gracias

[@jeffbarthel6478]

Mark, excellent video on Nyatiti. I learned with the late Ayub Ogada; I tune B3 A3 G3 E3 E4 D4 B4 A4. Thank you for sharing!

[@markkilianschannel]

Thanx so much Jeff!!

[@Destroyer-vr1pz]

Lovely and comprehensive as usual, it just goes to show just how much history there is behind each instrument, and the shout-outs and references to particular artists renown for their work in an instrument is a nice heads-up for us viewers to explore the instrument on our own as well. Keep up the good work!

[@markkilianschannel]

Thanx!!

[@dagorettirecords5701]

Thank you for featuring my nyatiti!

[@markkilianschannel]

Love it!

[@vagahood]

Another great episode Mr. Kilian! The fun musical history you share on every instrument, no matter how obscure, is inspiring.

[@markkilianschannel]

Thank you my friend!!

[@KeizerHedorah]

Made of the finest quality sticks and fishing line.

[@intheblink]

Just discovered your channel. Really cool stuff! Looking forward to more videos.

[@markkilianschannel]

Thanks!!

[@LindaSchmidt1284]

Very cool to hear this Sparks !!

[@markkilianschannel]

Thanx Linnie!!

[@HansJohnsonStudios]

You're so talented. I love your videos and music. Thank you for educating and entertaining us! Is there any place streaming or selling the Tiger Tiger soundtrack?

[@markkilianschannel]

Thanx so much. Actually no there isn’t but I am working on getting that going so keep a look out….

[@waylandharman2291]

Nicely done. Look forward to a video on the Mouth Bow.

[@markkilianschannel]

Wayland Harman Thanx mate. Me too:):)

[@rajeevk6576]

Great experience.

[@markkilianschannel]

Thanx!

[@arvindkirtikar1614]

Superb

[@markkilianschannel]

Cheers!

[@kr3539]

The traditional instrument of the Luo people, brought down from Egypt.

[@dagorettirecords5701]

E myxolidian would be a very unusual tuning for a nyatiti. I would be interested in where you came across that tuning for a Siaya style nyatiti. Most of the ones I have come across in Kenya are tuned E G (or G#) A B D with two A's and B's and an octave of an E. But you are correct, you can tune it how you like.

[@markkilianschannel]

Hi there. Thanks for your comments. Actually the notes of the mixolydian scale are E F# G# A B C# D E. In my research it seems that, as you point out, the most common tuning is E G# A B D E (not in that order.) So it really is the mixolydian but not using the F# or the C#. It seems some will lower the 3rd to a minor 3rd or G (as you said) and then also fairly common is to tune a half a tone up to the F mixolydian.

[@dagorettirecords5701]

@@markkilianschannel Mostly what I have seen (and what I use) is Em or Emaj pentatonic tuning, but the songs themselves are often in an ambiguous A (minus the third) and including the second (B). The old dudes will often tune the A's a quarter step off each other, too. Not to at all be annoyingly pedantic.

[@markkilianschannel]

@@dagorettirecords5701 Very good to know. Thanks for your info. Are you in Kenya?

[@dagorettirecords5701]

@@markkilianschannel I was. I am back in the US now. Still playing though.

[@dagorettirecords5701]

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[@allanoyule5889]

theres no standard tuning for the nyatiti , the player tunes it to suit his vocal range ,