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