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)