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n. (context musici English) A form of bamboo zither from Madagascar
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The valiha is a tube zither from Madagascar made from a species of local bamboo; it is considered the " national instrument" of Madagascar. The term is also used to describe a number of related zithers of differing shapes and materials.
Aside from recreational music, the valiha is also used for ritual music to summon spirits.
Valiha is a bamboo genus in the tribe Bambuseae found in Madagascar. The genus is named after a musical instrument, the valiha, which was formerly constructed from the culms of this plant.
Usage examples of "valiha".
Gaby was now riding with Hautbois and Robin, while Valiha and Psaltery led the flotilla in canoes that rode high in front.
Cirocco shouted for Hautbois to come quickly, then ordered Robin and Valiha to stand watch.
The Wizard glanced at Valiha, did a double take, and fixed her with the gaze that had so unsettled Chris.
Now Valiha was the only one moving, and what she did was to set her hind legs apart, lift her tail, and lean her torso forward.
He jumped aboard and opened the bags, which already contained the things Valiha was bringing.
Its dominant color was yellow, like Valiha herself, but there were swirls of black.
The reason Valiha seemed upset was that I had forgotten what happened.
Before long he heard hooves on the deck, and Valiha came around the cabin to join him.
Partly Valiha was a reminder of something he had done while possessed.
Just a few minutes ago Valiha wanted to pick up where my mad alter ego left off, shooting marbles, as they say.
Not with Valiha already mooning over him, Cirocco held at bay only by the effects of her megahangover, and—Gaby was beginning to suspect—even Robin showing signs of willingness to experiment in cross-cultural exploration.
While Valiha was based on the frame of a Percheron, the Crians were more like Shetland ponies.
She was not, and he was fertile, as the production of the egg with Valiha had established.
As he did, he saw from the corner of one eye that Valiha had turned her head to look at him, and from the other he detected a flicker of motion.
He got up, turned to find Valiha, and was lifted bodily before he quite knew what was happening.