| Music is closely integrated into everyday activities | | | | drum, hourglass drum and the slit drum. Of the |
| in Africa. Whether daily or festive, almost all | | | | myriad types of rattles, the Western African net |
| African music plays a strong socializing role. It is a | | | | rattle, made of a handle gourd encased in a |
| country with a history full of different cultures | | | | beaded net is unique. Xylophones, widespread in |
| and traditions. Indeed music has played a vital role | | | | Africa, are of two basic types; the frame |
| in their lives from their history up to the present | | | | xylophone and the loose key xylophone. |
| that made them innovatively and artistically | | | | As widespread as the xylophone is the mbira |
| produce their own musical instruments. | | | | which is consists of flat iron strips mounted on a |
| Africans uses dance and songs along with their | | | | board or box with one end of each strip free to |
| instruments during particular occasions, rituals and | | | | be plucked with the fingers. The simplest of many |
| ceremonies. It also serves as their musical | | | | kind of stringed instruments found throughout |
| communication towards each other. Africans are | | | | Africa is the musical bow. Zithers and harps are |
| rich in values and customs. Most of the African | | | | also common and the lyre, which has a |
| instruments that they have are fundamentally | | | | hemispherical and rectangular body with two arms |
| used as a symbol of admiration and a medium of | | | | extending to a crossbar. The three stringed |
| worshipping their divine being. These kinds of | | | | instruments unique to Africa are the harp lute, |
| instruments show imagination, creativeness and | | | | harp zither and the bow lute. |
| power that Africans put into functional objects. | | | | You can get hold of these African instruments |
| In general, the sound of African music is | | | | and learn it yourself. It cam undeniably produce |
| characterized as polyphonic. Vocal-instrumental | | | | beats, rhythms and melody that are pleasurable |
| combinations are as common as instrumental | | | | to the ears. Feel the beat of African music and let |
| music. Nearly all African instruments have a device | | | | its music fill the air to make you express with |
| that provides a percussive rhythmic | | | | your emotions and personality. |
| accompaniment. All these instruments may differ | | | | These instruments can be purchased in many |
| in sizes and forms but all are created to create | | | | musical stores which you can check the |
| music. | | | | instruments yourself and try it. But if it is not |
| Africa probably has the largest variety of drums | | | | available in your place or you are just too busy |
| to be found in any continent, but practically every | | | | with your time you can conveniently search it in |
| other type of musical instrument is also | | | | the internet and you can encounter various kinds |
| represented throughout Africa. Of all the drums, | | | | of these instrument which you can possibly own. |
| the most characteristically African is the talking | | | | |