Round 10: Tossup 11
A British player of this instrument featured Esperanza Spalding on “Dawn,” the first track of her 2024 album Odyssey. A Xhosa word for a bellowing bull titles the standard “Yakhal’Inkomo” by Winston Mankunku, who played this instrument. Basil Coetzee solos on this instrument for most of Abdullah Ibrahim’s song “Mannenberg.” Nubya (“nuh-BYE-uh”) Garcia plays this instrument, as do a pair of brothers who lead the bands Positive Force and Egypt 80. A player of this instrument criticized (*) soldiers who blindly follow orders in a song written shortly before his Kalakuta Republic was raided. To Pimp a Butterfly features Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington on this instrument and samples a song by Fela Kútì, who primarily played it. For 10 points, name this instrument played by Pharoah Sanders and by the composer of A Love Supreme. ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 101.50 |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 54.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 101.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 134.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 17% | 33% | 108.50 |