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CLASSIFICATION OF AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

What are African musical instruments?

African musical instruments are the instruments produced or made within Africa. These instruments are used in various African communities and beyond and they have different names in various parts of Africa.

African musical instruments are also referred to as FOLK, TRADITIONAL or LOCAL instruments. 




TYPES OF AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

There are different types of African musical instruments. they include the following;

1. Rattles.

2. Metal bells. 

3. clappers.

4. Pot drums.

5. Thumb piano.

6. Slit wood drum.

7. Xylophone.

8. Kora.

9. Talking drum

10. Djembe etc. 









MATERIALS USED IN MAKING AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

a. Wood.
b. clay.
c. Animal skin.
d. Metal. etc. 
Although most African instruments are made of wood. 

CLASSIFICATION OF AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

African Musical Instruments are classified into FOUR major groups and they are as follows:

1. Idiophones
2. Aerophones
3. Chordophones
4. Membranophones

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