A kontigi or kuntigi is a one-stringed African lute played by the Hausa, Songhai, and Djerma. A 3-string version teharden is used among the Tamashek.

The instrument is used in Hausa music, primarily in northern Nigeria and Niger, and among Hausa minorities in Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso , and Cameroon. It is also found among Islamized peoples throughout West Africa (see Xalam). The best-known player of the Kontigi is Dan Maraya.

The instrument uses a calabash gourd as its body, covered with skin, with a stick for a neck. Modern instruments have had the gourd replaced by a can, such as a large sardine can. The neck on the Kontigi has "a metal disk surrounded by small rings," which makes noise as the instrument is moved or played. The tone is high-pitched.

The instrument is used to perform "praise songs" by professional musicians or by Griots in Nigeria. A well-known musician who used the instrument was Dan Maraya, who recorded albums. The instrument is used in Niger by children and men who perform solo.