World Music Instruments Flashcards
African xylophone
Balafon
African harp
Kora
African thumb piano
Mbira
African goblet-shaped hand drum
Djembe
Long African drum played with a crooked mallet, usually handled by master drummer
Atsimewu
Three smaller-sized malleted drums found in a Sub-Saharan percussion ensemble
Kidi, Sogo, Kaganu
African beaded net wrapped around a hardened gourd
Shekere / Axatse
African double cowbell
Gankogui
African tonal drum played with a crooked mallet
Talking Drum
Japanese zither harp
Koto
Chinese zither harp
Gu zhern
Japanese long flute (several sizes)
Shakuhachi
Chinese bamboo flute
Dizi
Japanese 3-string guitar played with a large triangular plectrum
Shamisen
Japanese 3-string bowed instrument
Kokyu
Chinese 2-string bowed instrument
Erhu
Japanese lute
Biwa
Chinese lute
Pipa
Chinese hammered dulcimer
Yang Qin
Arab hammered dulcimer
Qanun / Kanun
Indian hammered dulcimer
Santur
Chinese mouth organ
Sheng
Japanese mouth organ
Sho
Western mouth organ
Harmonica