A player will manipulate the pitch of the drum by stretching or squeezing the strings of the drum The talking drum is a West African instrument that has drum skins on both the top and bottom of ...

The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

The rich tapestry of African polyphonic music is woven by the unique voices of traditional instruments. Stringed instruments ...

Mbira is a musical instrument traditionally from Zimbabwe in Africa. It's sometimes called a thumb piano. Mbira is made from a wooden block, about the size of an adult hand. On top of the wood are ...

Joshua Kumbani and Prof. Margarita Díaz-Andreu explores the intriguing relationship between Zimbabwean rock art and musical instruments. Southern Africa has a long history of rock art research.

Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run of shows in Bamako, Mali. Around that time the group met Paul Chandler, a ...