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The document summarizes traditional African musical instruments. It describes several percussion instruments like the mbira or thumb piano. It also discusses string instruments such as the musical bow, lute, kora, and zither. Aerophones like flutes, panpipes, horns, whistles, and trumpets are also outlined. Many of these instruments are made from natural materials and play important roles in African culture and ceremonies.

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Traditional-music-of-Africa 20231109 042707 0000

The document summarizes traditional African musical instruments. It describes several percussion instruments like the mbira or thumb piano. It also discusses string instruments such as the musical bow, lute, kora, and zither. Aerophones like flutes, panpipes, horns, whistles, and trumpets are also outlined. Many of these instruments are made from natural materials and play important roles in African culture and ceremonies.

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i t i on a l m usi c

Trad
of A f r i c a

by: g r o u p 3
a m e l l a p h o n e
C . L o p u l a r A f r i c a n
o f t h e m o s t p
•O n e s t h e
i n s t r u m e n t s i
percu s s i o n ed
a s e t o f p l u ck
o n e , w h i c h i s
lamell ap h d
k e y s m o u n t e
t o n g u e s o r
s o u n d b o a r d .
on a
a m e l l a p h o n e
C . L e s
d i ff e r e n t n a m
k n o w n b y
• It i s s s u c h a s
t o t h e r e g i o n
acco r d i n g
. k i s a a n j , a n d
k a r i m b a
m b ir a ,
li k e m b e .
• The mbira (thumb piano or
finger xylophone)

It is played by holding the


instrument while plucking the
tines with the thumbs,
producing a soft plucked sound.
•An important feature of mbira
music is its chiming, cyclical
nature, with each new repetition
varying slightly from the last.

• It is used in ceremonial functions


such as weddings, funerals, and in
honor of significant people, as well
as for religious purposes, to call on
spirits and seek their advice.
D. Chordophones
This are instruments which produce
sounds from the vibration of strings.
These include bows, harps, lutes,
zithers, and lyres of various sizes.
1. Musical Bow
The musical bow is the ancestor
of all string instruments. It is
the oldest and one of the most
widely-used string instruments
of Africa. The principal types
are the mouth bow, the
resonator bow, and the earth
bow.
•The mouth bow •The resonator bow is a form of the
mouth bow with a calabash
consists of a single
resonator attached at its mid-point.
string attached to each In different parts of Africa, this
end of a curved stick, bow is known by other names. In
similar to a bow and Rwanda, it is known as munahi; in
Dahomey, tiepore; and in
arrow.
Madagascar, jejolava
A more advanced form of ground bow is
made from a log, half a gourd, a flat -
piece of wood, and cord. The player holds
the instrument on the ground by placing
one leg across the log between the gourd
and the wooden strip.
2. Lute
The lute, originating from the Arabic states, is
shaped like the modern guitar and played in
similar fashion. The player tunes the strings by
tightening or loosening the pegs at the top of
the lute's neck. West African plucked lutes
include the konting, khalam, and the nkoni.
3. Kora
The kora is Africa's most
sophisticated harp, while also
having features similar to a lute.
Its body is made from a gourd
or calabash. The kora is held
upright and played with the
fingers.
4. Zither
The zither is a stringed instrument with
varying sizes and shapes whose strings are
stretched along its body. Among the types of
African zither are the raft or Inanga
zither from Burundi, the tubular or Valiha
zither from Malagasi, and the harp or Mver
zither from Cameroon.
5. Zeze
The zeze is a fiddle from Sub-
Saharan Africa played with a
bow, a small wooden stick, or
plucked with the fingers. It is
also known by the names tzetze
or dzendze, izeze and endingidi:
and in Madagascar it is called
lokanga voatavo
E. Aerophones
Aerophones are musical instruments that produce sound primarily by
trapping or enclosing a body or column of air and causing it to vibrate.
The air vibrates without the use of strings or membranes, and without the
vibration of the instrument itself-thus adding to the quality of sound
produced. Flutes in various sizes and shapes, panpipes. horns, whistles,
gourd and shell megaphones, and animal horn and wooden trumpets fall
under this category.
1. Flutes
Flutes are widely used throughout
Africa. They are usually fashioned
from a single tube closed at one end
and blown, while being held either
vertically or side-blown.
•Panpipes
•Fulani
-consist of cane pipes of
•Atenteben -is the traditional flute of
different lengths tied in a
-is a bamboo flute the Fulani people. It is also
row or in a bundle held
from Ghana. It is known as fula or tambin
together by wax or a cord,
played vertically which is the traditional
and generally closed at the
like the European Fulani flute of the Fouta
bottom. They are blown
recorder. Djalon highlands of
across the top, each
Guinea. producing a different note.
•Atenteben

•Fulani

•Panpipes
2. Horns
Horns and trumpets are found almost
everywhere in Africa, and are commonly made
from elephant tusks and animal horns. With
their varied attractive shapes, these instruments
may be either end-blown or side-blown. The
wooden trumpet may be simple or artistically
carved, sometimes resembling a crocodile's
head.
•Kudu Horn
This is one type of horn made
from the horn of the kudu
antelope. It releases a mellow
and warm sound that adds a
unique African accent to the
music

•This instrument, which comes


as a set of horns. reflects the
mix of musical traditions in
Africa.
3. Reed Pipes
These are single-reed pipes made from hollow
guinea corn or sorghum stems, where the reed
is a flap partially cut from the stem near one
end. It is the vibration of this reed that causes
the air within the hollow instrument to create
the sound.
4. Whistles
Whistles are found throughout
the continent and may be made
of wood or other materials
5. Trumpets
African trumpets are made of wood, metal,
animal horns, elephant tusks, and gourds,
ornamented with snake or crocodile skin or the
hide of zebras, leopards, and other animals.
5. Trumpets
They are mostly ceremonial in nature, often
used to announce the arrival or departure of
important guests. In religion and witchcraft,
some tribes believe in the magical powers of
trumpets to frighten away evil spirits, cure
diseases, and protect warriors and hunters
from harm.
Th a n k
you

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