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Pages in category "West African musical instruments" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The following is a list of musical instruments from the Africa continent as well as their countries or regions of origin. ... (West Africa) Kalindula (Southern Africa ...
Traditional music of West Africa incorporates the use of a variety of percussive instruments, the most popular of which is the djembe. Known also as the 'magic drum' or the 'healing drum', the djembe is spiritually important to West African tradition as it is believed that three spirits reside within the drum .
The ngoni (also written ngɔni, n'goni, or nkoni) is a traditional West African string instrument. Its body is made of wood or calabash with dried animal (often goat) skin head stretched over it. The ngoni, which can produce fast melodies, appears to be closely related to the akonting and the xalam.
West African musical instruments (15 C, 23 P) A. African percussion instruments (1 C, 14 P) Arabic musical instruments (17 C, 42 P) B. Berber musical instruments (1 C ...
Xalam (in Serer, khalam in Wolof, and Mɔɣlo in Dagbanli) is a traditional lute from West Africa with 1 to 5 strings. [2] The xalam is commonly played in Mali, Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Northern Nigeria, Northern Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Western Sahara.
A djembe or jembe (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ m b eɪ / JEM-bay; from Malinke jembe, [1] N'Ko: ߖߋ߲߰ߓߋ [2]) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali , the name of the djembe comes from the saying "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together ...
Mandinka of West Africa balo [95] [96] balafon, bala, balafo, bala, balaphone, balaphon, balaphong, balphone, balangi, balani, gyil: Set of wooden pieces, mounted on gourds, in a frame and played using two rubber-tipped mallets, held in hands with iron cylinders and rings attached to add a jingling sound 111.212 + 112.111 — Maroons of Jamaica ...