{"id":9374,"date":"2020-02-19T09:48:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T07:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=9374"},"modified":"2020-02-19T09:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T07:48:33","slug":"gasper-nali-and-his-babatoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=9374","title":{"rendered":"Gasper Nali and his Babatoni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some days ago I have discovered a video with Gasper Nali and his huge one string guitar Babatoni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gasper Nali is a musician from Malawi, he has built a huge one stringed kind of guitar and uses this instrument to accompany his songs. He also uses a selfmade foot drum as a percussion instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gasper Nali shows his Babatoni in the following video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gasper Nali on... How to play the Babatoni\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NwVVHr8csp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrument is made from a kind of big drum, a long board, a long wire used as a string and a tuner. The instrument is played with a stick in the right hand and a bottle in the left hand. The bottle is used to shorten the string. Gasper Nali has painted big colored numbers to the neck of his instrument to mark the positions for the different tones. Before he plays the Babatoni he uses a fire to heat the drumhead of his instrument, so it sounds better. The bridge is positioned on the drumhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" data-attachment-id=\"9376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?attachment_id=9376\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1124,718\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"babatoni-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02-300x192.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02-1024x654.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-02.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>How the Babatoni is played &#8211; a stick in the right hand and a bottle in the left hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"718\" data-attachment-id=\"9377\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?attachment_id=9377\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"840,718\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"babatoni-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03-300x256.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-03-350x300.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Big numbers show the positions for the bottle to shorten the strings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-attachment-id=\"9378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?attachment_id=9378\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1094,716\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"babatoni-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04-300x196.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04-1024x670.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/babatoni-04.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The bridge is placed between drumhead and string.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is fascinating which sounds this simple homemade instrument can produce. Together with the footdrum Gasper Nali can play a great accompaniment for his songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Satana Lero Wapezeka Ndiwe Edzi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DF5kc5HcmFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playlist Gasper Nali<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gasper Nkhata bay - Medel.m4v\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLC878J8mcBo_qOENlBPD_1BWD8kqfhtkH\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gasper Nali has produced to albums which are available at bandcamp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Album 2005 at bandcamp:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gaspernali.bandcamp.com\/album\/abale-ndikuwuzeni\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/gaspernali.bandcamp.com\/album\/abale-ndikuwuzeni<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Album 2018 at bandcamp:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gaspernali.bandcamp.com\/album\/zoona-malawi\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/gaspernali.bandcamp.com\/album\/zoona-malawi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some days ago I have discovered a video with Gasper Nali and his huge one string guitar Babatoni. Gasper Nali is a musician from Malawi, he has built a huge one stringed kind of guitar and uses this instrument to accompany his songs. He also uses a selfmade foot drum as a percussion instrument. 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