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Asoku (Bambara: ߛߏ߬ߞߎ[1]) is a traditional West African instrument used in a type of music called Wassoulou which originated in the Wasulu region of southwest Mali. It is a traditional fiddle, sometimes replaced by modernized versions of the instrument. Known as the n'diarakaornjarkainSonghai, and gojeinHausa, it is composed of a single string that usually wails the feminine vocal melody.
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