Coming Winter 2026

The Mande Flute

Songs, Stories, and Lessons from the West African Fula Flute Tradition

by Dave Kobrenski

The tambinfulé — the three-hole flute of the Maninka and Fulani peoples — remains little documented despite its rich repertoire rooted in song, history, and oral tradition. Drawing on more than twenty years of apprenticeship with master flutist Lanciné Condé, Dave Kobrenski offers a comprehensive guide to the instrument and its musical world: a 250-page exploration of the tambin, Mande history, playing technique, and traditional music, featuring over twenty songs, more than 100 pages of sheet music, and companion audio recordings.

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