Musical instruments of the African continent
Udu
Udu is a percussion instrument played by beating and came from Nigeria, Africa. Actually, udu is a vessel that has a hole in one side and is used to store water and food. However, it serves as a storage, udu is now also used as one of the main musical instrument in various countries in Africa Udu made of clay or rocks. Generally udu is made of clay produces a better sound, but easily destroyed because fragile. Udu now fairly well known outside Africa, and has undergone numerous innovations resulting in a variety of sounds more numerous than the traditional udu.
Kalimba
Kalimba also called a thumb piano (thumb piano) is a kind of percussion instrument modern versions of traditional African musical instruments, mbira.
Mbira
In African music, mbira (Likembe, Mbila, Thumb Piano, Huru mbira, mbira Njari, Nyunga Nyunga mbira, Karimbao or Kalimba) is a musical instrument consisting of a wooden board which staggered metal keys attached.
Maracas
Maracas or in a foreign language called Maracas, Maracax'a, Maraca 'Mbara'ka, categorized as a percussion instrument. In the past, these instruments are played singly, as a medium of healing in many ritual procession almost throughout Africa, South America and the Caribbean. Maracas included in this type of percussion idiophones or autophones and also one important part of Cuban music, Salsa, Rumba, Charanga and Trova Ensemble. This type of instrument can be found almost all over the world. In the Big Band and Orchestra usually use this instrument, it is due to the influence of a variety of Latin music.
Vuvuzela
Vuvuzela is also known as lepatata mambu (Tswana language). The tool is shaped plastic horns along 65 cm (2 feet). The African traditional musical instruments produce sounds loud and long. Traditionally, created and inspired the vuvuzela horns. Vuvuzela was originally used to call people from distant villages to attend a community meeting. Vuvuzela popular in the world having used the audience as the World Cup held in South Africa. There are various types of vuvuzela made by some manufacturers that can produce different intensity and frequency output. The intensity of this output depends on the technique of blowing and pressure.
Djembe
Djembe is a rhythmic percussion instruments of the most popular around the world. According to one researcher musical instruments, Djimbe is the creation of people in Sierra Leone, Africa. He says, the forerunner of Djimbe derived from Sangba.
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