281:. He then told a variation on the story of the instrument's conception, saying that it was after his adungu was broken and he was waiting for the carpenter to come and fix it that he thought of a way to modernise the instrument and developed the janzi. The whole band then played a selection of songs from their album
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because it had metal nails as pegs, these being considered a security threat. He later said that he was spurred into action after his adungu broke.
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with a more acceptable material in 2014, after one of the members of his band was not allowed to transport this instrument through
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