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Gurmi (lute)
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The gurmi is a two or three-stringed lute of the Hausa people of northern Nigeria.[1][2] May also be called gurumi or kumbo.[1][2] In looking at the two-finger playing style used by musicians who play the gumbri, researchers have listed it as a possible relative to the banjo.[3][4] Researchers have talked about the gurmi and gurumi as if these are two different but similar instruments.[2][5]
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The instrument is also played by Toubou people and "other peoples of Niger and northern Nigeria."[5]