I am looking for a Mogongo and a Ngombi harp
Difficult. Contacting Tatayo @ Ebando and seeing if anyone in your country is going there for initiation is a possibility. Other possibility is the contact the artist Ben Taylor on FB and ask him.
difficult indeed. thanks for the info.
What I really don't understand (please forgive my ignorance) is Ebando/Tatayo/Yann Guignon are always complaining about running out of Iboga and saying they don't have money to buy it... YET... They refuse to sell Iboga SEEDS, and are very reluctant to sell Ngombi's and Mougongo's. I mean on the cultural artifacts alone from the Bwiti and Gabon they could raise size able income alone and yet they don't act on it. They even make it look like you can purchase via Ebando but then when you check it they don't want to. A serious WTF??? None of my business I guess but I'd sure like to make it a business.
Hey.... does anyone know how they can be constructed? It doesn't look like something you need to be a master carpentor for... I've been looking on the web, thusfar no find on how to construct one. I really like to have my own instruments, yes
We here in our community want to build our bwiti inside and out. This means having the Mogongo and a Ngombi at our disposal to learn to work with via the sacrament. For now we are working on building our own Mogongo to start with. I asked my brother who plays Mogongo for instructions and this was his response. "If you can get the materials. For the arc, you need a supple new growth hardwood, 2 or 3 seasons old. Have to cut it fresh, shape it. The string is rattan material. the m'basso you can make from a bamboo, I think." ~ Bovenga Hope this helps! Basse!
http://www.danmoi.com/rattan-string-mouth-bow-african-style.html For Ngombi I guess one needs to contact... https://www.facebook.com/bovenga.namuduma On facebook, can get Mougongo from Gabon too but it would be much easier to just get from the link provided.
Wowza KP, you never cease to impress on your search skills. That Kambo really does allow you to find what you seek. I would like to buy one of these mougongos soon