Obokano
# Obokano

The obokano (also spelled obukano) is a large bass bowl lyre from Kenya. It is used by the Gusii ethnic group.

The instrument is made from a skin of a cow or goat and a bowl like structure curved out of a wood stump. It consists of eight strings whose tensions on the crossbar can be adjusted to produce different tones. It has been described as "the double-bass of East Africa."

