List of African musical instruments
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The following is a list of musical instruments from the Africa continent as well as their countries or regions of origin.
A
[edit | edit source]- Adungu (Uganda)
- African fiddle
- African harp (Sub-Saharan)
- Agogô (West Africa)
- Ahoko
- Algerian mandole (Algeria)
- Amakondere (Uganda)
- Anglo concertina
- Arghul (North Africa)
B
[edit | edit source]- Balafon (Mali)
- Banjo music
- Batá drum (Nigeria)
- Begena (Ethiopia)
- Belly harp (West Africa)
- Bendir (North Africa)
- Bobre (Mauritius)
C
[edit | edit source]- Calabash (percussion)
- Castanets
- Cavaquinho (Mozambique)
D
[edit | edit source]E
[edit | edit source]G
[edit | edit source]- Goblet drum
- Goema (South Africa)
H
[edit | edit source]- Hosho (instrument) (Zimbabwe)
I
[edit | edit source]- Ilimba (Tanzania)
- Ilimba drum (Zimbabwe)
- Inanga (instrument) (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
J
[edit | edit source]- Janzi (musical instrument) (Uganda)
K
[edit | edit source]- Kabosy (Madagascar)
- Kakaki (Ethiopia)
- Kalimba (West Africa)
- Kalindula (Southern Africa)
- Kalumbu (Zimbabwe)
- Kayamb (Mauritius)
- Kebero (Ethiopia)
- Kissar (Ethiopia)
- Kontigi (West Africa)
- Krakebs (Algeria)
- Krar (Ethiopia)
- Kwitra (Algeria)
L
[edit | edit source]- Lamellophone
- Lesiba (Southern Africa)
- Litungu (Kenya)
- Lokanga bara (Madagascar)
M
[edit | edit source]- Malimbe (Congo)
- Marovany (Madagascar)
- Matepe (Zimbabwe)
- Masenqo (Ethiopia)
- Mbira (Zimbabwe)
- Mišnice
- Mizwad (Algeria)
- Musical bow (Southern Africa)
- Msondo (Tanzania)
N
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[edit | edit source]R
[edit | edit source]- Rakatak (Ghana)
- Ralé-poussé (Réunion)
- Ramkie (Southern Africa)
- Ravanne (Mauritius)
- Rhaita (Morocco)
- Rock gong (West Africa)
S
[edit | edit source]- Segankuru (Botswana)
- Shekere (West Africa)
- Sintir (Algeria)
- Sistrum (Ethiopia)
- Slit drum (found throughout Africa)
- Sodina (Madagascar)
T
[edit | edit source]- Taarija (Morocco)
- Tadghtita (Algeria)
- Tanbūra (lyre) (Somalia)
- Tar (drum)
- Taralila (Madagascar)
- Tbilat (Morocco)
- Tom (Ethiopian instrument) (Ethiopia)
- Trough zither (East and Central Africa)
U
[edit | edit source]- Udu (Nigeria)
- Uhadi musical bow (Southern Africa)
V
[edit | edit source]- Valiha (Madagascar)
W
[edit | edit source]X
[edit | edit source]Z
[edit | edit source]- Zeze (instrument) (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Zukra (Libya)
- Zurna (Algeria)
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