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Name: Achere
Origin: Cuba
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A shaker. |
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Name: Adama
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Name: Ad-Duff
Origin: Mozambique
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: A frame drum. |
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Name: Adja
Origin: Brazil
Class: Idiophone
Category: Struck Bell |
Description: A metal bell. |
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Name: Adodo
Origin: Ghana
Class: Idiophone
Category: Jingle |
Description: A group of bells on the end of a metal rod. |
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Name: Adondo
Origin: Ghana
Class: Membranophone
Category: Waisted |
Description: A talking drum. Used to send messages. These drums are used in all aspects of life, including weddings, funerals, births and tribal initiations. These drums often have a wide variety of looks. |
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Name: Adowa
Origin: Ghana
Class: Membranophone
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Description: Peg tuned drums, covered with cow skin or antelope. |
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Name: Adufe
Origin: Portugal
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: This instrument is double-headed membrane drum covered with goat skin. The frame is made from pine. Many different items can be placed inside the frame, including seeds, grains, small pebbles. It is traditionally played by women. |
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Name: Adya
Origin: Cuba
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A rattle made out of metal. |
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Name: Aeoline Bells
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Description: Also known as wind chimes. A series of bells are hung outside and strike each other in the wind. Each bell is tuned to a different tone or pitch. Typically, they are made from metal, wood. |
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Name: Afoxe
Origin: Brazil
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A shaker. |
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Name: Afuche
Origin: Brazil
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A small cylinder or gourd with a handle and a corrugated metal surface (or lines of beads tied around the outside surface). The cylinder is surrounded with many strings of metal beads. The strings of beads are moved by hand around the cylinder creating the sound. Every percussionist needs this instrument in his/her arsenal. It was originally made from a gourd that had a serrated surface. |
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Name: Agbe
Origin: Nigeria
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A beaded gourd shaker.
Other names: Ague, Agwe |
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Name: Agboba
Origin: Ghana
Class: Membranophone
Category: Barrel |
Description: A large closed bottom bass drum |
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Name: Agogo
Origin: Brazil
Class: Idiophone
Category: Struck Bells |
Description: A dual cowbell struck with a stick. It can also be squeezed together to make a sound. They are made from iron or steel and are primarily used in Samba style music. |
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Name: Agual
Origin: Middle East
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: A frame drum used primarily by women. |
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Name: Agwal
Origin: Morocco
Class: Membranophone
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Description: A small barrel drum made from clay. |
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Name: Aiapa
Origin: Brazil
Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A shaker. |
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Name: Akadinda
Origin: Uganda
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A type of Xylophone with more than 20 keys usually. It is played by more than one person, typically 3-4. |
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Name: Akogo
Origin: Uganda
Class: Idiophone
Category: Sansas |
Description: A hand piano played with the fingers and thumbs. |
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Name: Akuba
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Description: The African equivalent of Conga drums. |
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Name: Akoko
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Class: Idiophone
Category: Rattle |
Description: A small rattle made from nut shells. |
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Name: Alfandoque
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Class: Idiophone
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Description: The South American equivalent of Maracas. |
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Name: Allun
Origin: Morocco
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: A frame drum, sometimes with cymbals attached to the frame. |
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Name: Alo
Origin: Nigeria
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A large gong, cone shaped and hollow in the middle. |
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