MUSIC

A djembe or The thumb piano, The goblet drum

jembe is a rope- or mbira – a name or doumbek is a
tuned skin- derived from single head
covered goblet Shona language membranophone
drum played with of Zimbabwe – is with a goblet
bare hands, a unique African shaped body and
originally from percussion a traditional music
West Africa. instrument. from North Africa.

The balafon is a The kora is a

gourd-resonated stringed
xylophone and a instrument used
type of struck extensively in
idiophone, which West Africa. A
is closely kora typically has
associated with 21 strings, which
the neighbouring are played by
Mandé, Senoufo, plucking with the
and Gur peoples fingers. It
of West Africa. combines features
of the lute and
harp.