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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. Adungu (Uganda) African fiddle;
The drum is made from two species of wood that are native to sub-Saharan Africa, Baphia and Cordia africana. The latter fine-grained hardwood is known for its ability to be carved and its resonance, which makes it suited to musical instruments. [4] The drumskin came from a deer hide and was stretched over the wooden structure using vegetable fibre.
The algaita (also spelled alghaita, algayta or algheita) is a double reed wind instrument [1] from the Sahelian region of West-Central Africa that is used by the Bamum, [2] Hausa and Kanuri peoples in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its construction is similar to the oboe-like rhaita and the zurna. The algaita is distinguished from these other ...
African music also uses a large variety of instruments from all across the continent. The music and dance of the African diaspora, formed to varying degrees on African musical traditions, include American music like Dixieland jazz, blues, jazz, and many Caribbean genres, such as calypso (see kaiso) and soca.
Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa, 1, 138–160. Dontsa, L. (2008). 'From the Museum to the Music Classroom: Teaching the Umrhubhe as an Ensemble Instrument'. International Journal of Music Education, 26(2), 177–190. Huyssen, Hans. Composing (in) contemporary South Africa theoretical and musical responses to complexity
This is in contrast to instruments whose use is reserved for members of the griot caste, such as the balafon, kora, and ngoni. [6] (The djembe is not a griot instrument.) [7] Anyone who plays djembe is a djembefola—the term does not imply a particular level of skill.
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.
African harps, particularly arched or "bow" harps, are found in several Sub-Saharan African music traditions, particularly in the north-east. Used from early times in Africa , they resemble the form of harps in ancient Egypt with a vaulted body of wood, parchment faced, and a neck, perpendicular to the resonant face, on which the strings are wound.