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Pages in category "Caribbean musical instruments" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Historically, idiophones (percussion instruments without membranes or strings) have been widespread throughout the Caribbean music area, which encompasses the islands and coasts of the Caribbean Sea. Some areas of South America that are not geographically part of the Caribbean, but are culturally associated with its traditions, such as Guyana ...
Dhantal sizes can range anywhere from 3' to 6' in length and 3/8" to 1/2" in diametre. The dhantal is an important instrument in Indo-Caribbean music styles, such as Chutney, Baithak Gana and Taan Singing. [2]
Guitar, used for the Zapateo dance and other rural music guitar [4] Dominican Republic: 321.322 Guitar, part of some popular merengue groups' instrumentation guitar [6] Haiti: 321.322 Guitar, used in méringue: guitar [1] Jamaica: 321.322 Guitar, used in popular styles like ska, reggae and rocksteady: guitar [7] Martinique and Guadeloupe: 321. ...
The güira (Spanish pronunciation:) is a percussion instrument from the Dominican Republic used in merengue, bachata, and to a lesser extent, other genres such as cumbia.It is made of a metal sheet (commonly steel) and played with a stiff brush, thus being similar to the Haitian graj (a perforated metal cylinder scraped with a stick) and the Cuban guayo (metal scraper) and güiro (gourd scraper).
Indo-Caribbean: 4 Used in chutney music: kartal: Trinidad and Tobago: 4 Harmonium, used in chutney: lambis: Haiti: 423.11 Conch shell horn, used for signalling saxophone: Garifuna music: 4 Used in Garifuna Punta: saxophone: Dominican Republic, Cuba, 4 Used in merengue, where it is the main instrumentation for the jaleo. Used in popular Cuban bands.
Pages in category "Central American and Caribbean percussion instruments" ... Yuka (music) This page was last edited on 24 November 2022, at 07:07 (UTC). ...
Conga drums are a common part of Caribbean music across much of the areas. This is a list of membranophones used in the Caribbean music area, including the islands of the Caribbean Sea, as well as the musics of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Belize, Garifuna music, and Bermuda. It only includes membranophones that are indigenous to the local ...