| African music is the music of Africans who | | | | special |
| live in a large region of 50 nations, each | | | | |
| with a special culture, history and language, | | | | The akadinda is a king of xylophone; two |
| South of Sahara. Zulu musical instruments are | | | | groups of African musicians are playing |
| part of this multilingual culture. African | | | | simultaneously. The first group is playing |
| music has some distinct characteristics: the | | | | repeatedly the same pattern; the second group |
| use of repetition is one of them. Another | | | | plays to fill in the missing sounds. Groups |
| important characteristic is the polyphony; | | | | of Zulu musicians play also using flutes, |
| this is the combination of different musical | | | | trumpets or xylophones. Each player plays a |
| parts played simultaneously. | | | | single note in a strange rotation with the |
| | | | other players. The result is a polyphonic |
| The history is marked by the awesome military | | | | piece, characteristic to African music. |
| strategies of the Zulu King Shaka. The Kings | | | | |
| and his warriors campaign of expansion is | | | | Musical practices of South African people |
| well known in world history. Zulu rich | | | | were observed from many years; Zulu musical |
| traditional culture includes songs, dances | | | | instruments are obsolete. Venda mbila is an |
| and colorful rituals, Zulu musical | | | | old Zulu musical instrument; it is not used |
| instruments are spectacular and original. A | | | | anymore. Reed flutes, contrary, are still |
| variety of Zulu musical instruments are well | | | | very popular. The influence of foreign |
| known, s well as the traditional Mine dance; | | | | cultures and civilizations causes many of old |
| Zulus have longtime used their music as a cry | | | | Zulu musical instruments to become obsolete. |
| for freedom. | | | | |
| | | | Musical instruments such as tsonga a horn, |
| African music is really rich in modes of | | | | ingungu a friction drum, nkoka a drum, pedi |
| expression: drum ensembles are using Zulu | | | | a flute, venda musical bow and stick, deze |
| musical instruments from the percussion | | | | and demba thumb piano and resonatos, umfece |
| family. Each drummer uses special methods to | | | | ankle rattles are almost obsolete. |
| produce sounds to distinguish his drum from | | | | |
| the others. Iron bells are very popular Zulu | | | | To preserve this awesome heritage of Zulu |
| musical instruments; they are used to produce | | | | musical instruments, the necessary |
| a repeated sound to help the drummers to play | | | | information was entered into a database; each |
| at the correct time. | | | | Zulu musical instrument was digitally |
| | | | photographed to preserve all information |
| Zulu musical instruments, rare and very | | | | about it. |