List of African musical instruments
# 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)
* Society
* Africa
