{
  "id": "nyatiti",
  "name": "Nyatiti (Luo bowl lyre)",
  "family": "plucked_traditional",
  "class": "plucked_lyre",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": 1,
    "sustain": -1,
    "polyphony": 0,
    "harmonicity": 0,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 0,
    "articulation": 1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 0
  },
  "short": "nyatiti",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "nyatiti_form",
      "name": "Regional form & tuning",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_luo_nyanza",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Kenyan Luo (Nyanza) eight-string nyatiti",
          "descriptors": [
            "eight-string",
            "bowl-resonator",
            "pentatonic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "east_africa",
            "luo"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_mara_tanzanian",
          "name": "Tanzanian Luo (Mara) nyatiti",
          "descriptors": [
            "cross-border",
            "village-tuned",
            "warm-toned"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "east_africa",
            "luo"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_low_thum",
          "name": "Deep-tuned thum (solemn praise)",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep-tuned",
            "resonant",
            "solemn"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "east_africa",
            "luo"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nyatiti_repertoire",
      "name": "Playing context & technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_pakruok_praise",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Pakruok self-praise accompaniment",
          "descriptors": [
            "cyclic-ostinato",
            "praise-poetry",
            "toe-ring-tap"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "cyclic-ostinato",
            "rhythmic-drive"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "luo",
            "praise-song"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_dodo_dance",
          "name": "Dodo dance-song groove",
          "descriptors": [
            "driving",
            "danceable",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "rhythmic-drive"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "luo",
            "dance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_benga_precursor",
          "name": "Benga-guitar precursor riffing",
          "descriptors": [
            "melodic-lead",
            "riffing",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "benga",
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nyatiti_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_strings_sisal",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Twisted sisal / gut strings",
          "descriptors": [
            "warm",
            "buzzy",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "rough-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_strings_nylon",
          "name": "Nylon / fishing-line strings",
          "descriptors": [
            "bright",
            "clean",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_strings_wire",
          "name": "Steel wire strings",
          "descriptors": [
            "metallic",
            "cutting",
            "bright"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "nyatiti_form",
      "name": "Regional form & tuning",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_luo_nyanza",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Kenyan Luo (Nyanza) eight-string nyatiti",
          "descriptors": [
            "eight-string",
            "bowl-resonator",
            "pentatonic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "east_africa",
            "luo"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_mara_tanzanian",
          "name": "Tanzanian Luo (Mara) nyatiti",
          "descriptors": [
            "cross-border",
            "village-tuned",
            "warm-toned"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "east_africa",
            "luo"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_low_thum",
          "name": "Deep-tuned thum (solemn praise)",
          "descriptors": [
            "deep-tuned",
            "resonant",
            "solemn"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre",
            "drone-foundation"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "east_africa",
            "luo"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nyatiti_repertoire",
      "name": "Playing context & technique",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_pakruok_praise",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Pakruok self-praise accompaniment",
          "descriptors": [
            "cyclic-ostinato",
            "praise-poetry",
            "toe-ring-tap"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "cyclic-ostinato",
            "rhythmic-drive"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "luo",
            "praise-song"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_dodo_dance",
          "name": "Dodo dance-song groove",
          "descriptors": [
            "driving",
            "danceable",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "rhythmic-drive"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "luo",
            "dance"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_benga_precursor",
          "name": "Benga-guitar precursor riffing",
          "descriptors": [
            "melodic-lead",
            "riffing",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "lyre"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "benga",
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nyatiti_strings",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "String material",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_strings_sisal",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Twisted sisal / gut strings",
          "descriptors": [
            "warm",
            "buzzy",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked",
            "rough-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_strings_nylon",
          "name": "Nylon / fishing-line strings",
          "descriptors": [
            "bright",
            "clean",
            "modern"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "nyatiti_strings_wire",
          "name": "Steel wire strings",
          "descriptors": [
            "metallic",
            "cutting",
            "bright"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "plucked"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}