Fula Flute Qromatica en Do 2024

Exclusive, patented "C" QROMATICA

Length: 25"

This instrument was made in 2024 of traditional Guinean rattan and decorated with African cloth and thread. It will be delivered in an elegant and sturdy African cloth sleeve, along with fingerings charts and care instructions.

The qromatica is a patented modification of the traditional Fula flute (or tambin) from Guinea. "By adding three new, carefully placed finger holes to the traditional instrument, Sylvain Leroux has rendered a unique and age-old instrument capable of virtuosic playing. Its voice can now be applied to every musical style from jazz to classical composition. Until now the tambin has been limited to basic modal scales, although its exquisitely simple construction has promoted the development of highly complex performance fundamentals. Leroux's qromatica retains all the powerful vocal/flute effects of its parent instrument but with new chromatic possibilities." —Howard Mandel, President of the Jazz Journalists Association

All qromaticas can play in all keys. However, they can be made in different lengths from ones with a low note of B to ones with a low note of D.

A sound file of this instrument is available upon request.