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

• Adungu (Uganda)
• African fiddle
• African harp (Sub-Saharan)
• Agogô
• Ahoko
• Algerian mandole (Algeria)
• Amakondere (Uganda)
• Anglo concertina
• Arghul (North Africa)

B

• Balafon (Mali)
• Banjo music
• Begena (Ethiopia)
• Belly harp (West Africa)
• Bendir
• Bobre (Mauritius)

C

• Calabash (percussion)
• Castanets
• Cavaquinho (Mozmbique)

D

• Deze (Zimbabwe)

E

• Endingidi (Uganda)
• Endongo (Uganda)
• Erikundi

G

• Goblet drum
• Goema (South Africa)

H

• Hosho (instrument) (Zimbabwe)

I

• Ilimba (Tanzania)
• Ilimba drum (Zimbabwe)
• Inanga (instrument) (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo)

J

• Janzi (musical instrument) (Uganda)

K

• 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

• Lamellophone
• Lesiba (Southern Africa)
• Litungu (Kenya)
• Lokanga bara (Madagascar)

M

• Malimbe (Congo)
• Marovany (Madagascar)
• Matepe (Zimbabwe)
• Masenqo (Ethiopia)
• Mbira (Zimbabwe)
• Mišnice
• Mizwad (Algeria)
• Musical bow (Southern Africa)
• Msondo (Tanzania)

N

• Ndzendze (Comoros)
• Ndzumara (Comoros)
• Nyatiti (Kenya)
• Nyele (Zambia)

O

• Obokano (Kenya)
• Omubanda (Uganda)
• Omukuli (Uganda)
• Orutu (Kenya)
• Oud (Somalia)

R

• Rakatak (Ghana)
• Ralé-poussé (Réunion)
• Ramkie (Southern Africa)
• Ravanne (Mauritius)
• Rhaita (Morocco)
• Rock gong (West Africa)

S

• Segankuru (Botswana)
• Sintir (Algeria)
• Sistrum (Ethiopia)
• Slit drum (found throughout Africa)
• Sodina (Madagascar)

T

• Taarija (Morocco)
• Tadghtita (Algeria)
• Tanbūra (lyre) (Somalia)
• Tar (drum)
• Taralila (Madagascar)
• Tbilat (Morocco)
• Tom (Ethiopian instrument) (Ethiopia)
• Trough zither (East and Central Africa)

U

• Udu (Nigeria)
• Uhadi musical bow (Southern Africa)

V

• Valiha (Madagascar)

W

• Washint (Ethiopia)
• Wazza (Sudan)

X

• Xalam (West Africa)
• Xylophone

Z

• Zeze (instrument) (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Zukra (Libya)
• Zurna (Algeria)