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Some cultures use a 7-edo (equiheptatonic) or near-7-edo tuning:

The Mande peoples of West Africa (Guinea, Senegal, Gambia and Mali, also neighboring countries) play balafon, kora, djembe, dundun and other instruments. Vocals traditionally tend to be in unison or octaves. The balafon is traditionally tuned to 7-edo. The kora is <u>not</u> tuned to 7-edo, even though the balafon and the kora share the same repertoire and even play together sometimes. The kora is traditionally tuned to 5-limit JI. In modern times, the balafon and kora are often tuned to 12-edo, to be in tune with western instruments. Well-known pop musicians are Baba Maal, Salif Keita, and. Oumou Sangare. Well-known kora players are Jali Musa Jawara and Toumani Diabate.

The Mande peoples of West Africa (Guinea, Senegal, Gambia and Mali, also neighboring countries) play balafon, kora, djembe, dundun and other instruments. Vocals traditionally tend to be in unison or octaves. The balafon is traditionally tuned to 7-edo. The kora is <em>not</em> tuned to 7-edo, even though the balafon and the kora share the same repertoire and even play together sometimes. The kora is traditionally tuned to one of several [[kora tunings]], which are mostly in 5-limit JI. In modern times, the balafon and kora are often tuned to 12-edo, to be in tune with western instruments. Well-known pop musicians are Baba Maal, Salif Keita, and Oumou Sangare. Well-known kora players are Jali Musa Jawara and Toumani Diabate.

The Shona people of Zimbabwe and neighboring countries play the mbira. Vocals tend to harmonize only in 4ths, 5ths and octaves. The mbira seems to have been traditionally tuned to near-7-edo. In modern times, it's often tuned to 12-edo. Paul Berliner's book "The Soul of the Mbira" is a good resource for tuning information. Well-known Shona musicians that use the mbira include Thomas Mapfumo and Stella Chiweshe.

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 Some cultures use a 7-edo (equiheptatonic) or near-7-edo tuning:
-The Mande peoples of West Africa (Guinea, Senegal, Gambia and Mali, also neighboring countries) play balafon, kora, djembe, dundun and other instruments. Vocals traditionally tend to be in unison or octaves. The balafon is traditionally tuned to 7-edo. The kora is <u>not</u> tuned to 7-edo, even though the balafon and the kora share the same repertoire and even play together sometimes. The kora is traditionally tuned to 5-limit JI. In modern times, the balafon and kora are often tuned to 12-edo, to be in tune with western instruments. Well-known pop musicians are Baba Maal, Salif Keita, and. Oumou Sangare. Well-known kora players are Jali Musa Jawara and Toumani Diabate.
+The Mande peoples of West Africa (Guinea, Senegal, Gambia and Mali, also neighboring countries) play balafon, kora, djembe, dundun and other instruments. Vocals traditionally tend to be in unison or octaves. The balafon is traditionally tuned to 7-edo. The kora is <em>not</em> tuned to 7-edo, even though the balafon and the kora share the same repertoire and even play together sometimes. The kora is traditionally tuned to one of several [[kora tunings]], which are mostly in 5-limit JI. In modern times, the balafon and kora are often tuned to 12-edo, to be in tune with western instruments. Well-known pop musicians are Baba Maal, Salif Keita, and Oumou Sangare. Well-known kora players are Jali Musa Jawara and Toumani Diabate.
 The Shona people of Zimbabwe and neighboring countries play the mbira. Vocals tend to harmonize only in 4ths, 5ths and octaves. The mbira seems to have been traditionally tuned to near-7-edo. In modern times, it's often tuned to 12-edo. Paul Berliner's book "The Soul of the Mbira" is a good resource for tuning information. Well-known Shona musicians that use the mbira include Thomas Mapfumo and Stella Chiweshe.