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African traditional musical instruments include the lute, which is an African guitar, the sanza which is a small thumb piano, and the balafon which is a xylophone with gourd resonators. The ivory horn is a wind instrument made from elephant tusks used for hunting. Other instruments are the armpit drum which is held under the arm when played, and the balafon which is a wooden keyed percussion instrument played with sticks. The lute is described as a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body and angled neck.

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African Instrument

African traditional musical instruments include the lute, which is an African guitar, the sanza which is a small thumb piano, and the balafon which is a xylophone with gourd resonators. The ivory horn is a wind instrument made from elephant tusks used for hunting. Other instruments are the armpit drum which is held under the arm when played, and the balafon which is a wooden keyed percussion instrument played with sticks. The lute is described as a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body and angled neck.

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African instruments: traditional musical instruments native from africa. Lute: african guitar.

Sanza: a small thumb piano which lamellas are depressed and released to produce the sound. Balafon: xylophone with gourds as resonators. Ivory horn: wind instrument made of an elephant tusk and used for hunting. Armpit drum: drum made of wood and animal skin hold under the arm to play

The balafon (bala, balaphone) is a resonated frame, wooden keyed percussion idiophone of West Africa; part of the idiophone family of tuned percussion instrumentsthat includes the xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, and the vibraphone. Sound is produced by striking the tuned keys with two padded sticks.

a stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neck

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