musical instruments of africa Flashcards
it is a single bell or multiple bells and is considered as the oldest samba instrument based on west african yoruba single or doublebells
agogo
it is a type of gourd and shell megaphone from west africa, consisting of a dried gourd with beads woven into a net covering the gourd
shekere
it is a hollow percussion instrument. although known as a drum, it is not a true drum but is an idiophone. it is usually carved or constructed from bamboo or wood into a box with one or more slits in the top
slit/log drum
it is a hollowed cylinder of wood with an arrow longitudinal opening or slit whose edges are struck to produce a deep, sonorous tone
atingting kon (slit gong)
it is a kind of wooden xylophone or percussion idiophone which plays melodic tunes
balafon
it refers to african music using their bodies as instruments
body percussion
it is used to send messages to announce births, deaths, marriages, sporting events, dance, initiations of war
talking drum
this is one of the best-known african drums. it is shaped like a goblet and played with bare hands
djembe
it is a set of plucked tines or keys mounted on a sound board. it is being played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs
mbira (kalimba/thumb piano)
it is a hand-crafted instrument with a unique harp or bell-like sound. it is a radical redesign of the african mbira
array mbira
this is the ancestor of all string instruments. it is the oldest and one of the most widely used string instruments of africa
musical bow
this is an african fiddle played with a bow, a small wooden stick, or plucked with the fingers. it has one or two strings made of steel or bicycle brake wire
zeze
it is a type of flute which is widely used throughout africa and either vertical of side-blown
fulani
it is made from the horn of the kudu antelope. its sound releases a mellow and warm sound that adds a unique african accent to their music
kudu horn
