Algaita

The algaita (also spelled alghaita, algayta or algheita) is a double reed wind instrument from West Africa, especially among the Hausa and Kanuri peoples. Its construction is similar to the oboe-like rhaita and the zurna. The algaita is distinguished from these other instruments by its larger, trumpet-like bell. Instead of keys, it has open holes for fingering, similar to the zurna. 
==Traditional recordings==
*Music from the Villages of Northeastern Nigeria (Folkways, 1971)
*"Music of the Cameroon - The Fulani of the North" (Lyrichord 7334)
==Use in jazz recordings==
*Yusef Lateef, In Nigeria, (YAL Records, 1983)
*Yusef Lateef, The African-American Epic Suite (1994)
==See also==
*Kakaki
*Oboe
*Rhaita
*Shawm
*Washint
*Zurna
==References==
*H.G. Farmer, "The Arab Influence on the Western Soudan." The Musical Standard, 15 November, 1924.
==External links==
*Alghaita page
*Algaita page
Category:Single oboes with conical bore
Category:Hausa music
Category:Nigerien musical instruments
Category:Hausa musical instruments