Diro and his talking musical bow

"A portrait of Diro Dah, an elder Lobi musician of the kankarama or musical bow. Filmed in his West African village, Diro constructs tunes and plays a new bow, using music to imitate the rising and falling tones of the Lobi language."@en
"Diro and his talking musical bow: a portrait of West African musician Diro Dah, who gathers materials from nature to construct, tune and play a new kankarama (musical bow). Using music to imitate the rising and falling tones of Lor, the language of the Lobi people, in a hide-and-seek game, Diro delightfully engages village children as he directs them to a hidden object with his talking musical bow. Adama: the Fulani magician: a renowned deaf West African street performer and practicioner of the ancient Yan-Taori magic tradition spreads wonder and delight among the people of the Ouagadougou. Dance of the Bella: film of dance performed to humming and hand-clapping on the southern reaches of the Saharan desert. The Bella people, having survived seven years of drought and famine, dance at dusk celebrating Tabasky, the major Islamic feast of West Africa."
"A portrait of Diro Dah, a Lobi musician of the musical bow, filmed in his West African village. Diro constructs, tunes and plays a new kankarama (musical bow). Using music to imitate the rising and falling tones of the Lobi language in a hide-and-seek game, Diro delights village children as he directs them to a hidden object with his talking musical bow."