The kora (Manding languages: ߞߐߙߊ kɔra[1]) is a stringed instrument used extensively in West Africa. [2] A kora typically has 21 strings, which are played by plucking with the fingers.

Besides the percussion and wind instruments noted by Hanno, there are also stringed instruments of many kinds, ranging from the simple mouth bow to more complex varieties of zithers, harps, lutes, …

Jul 2, 2025 · This article gives you 10 West African instrument names and pictures. You will learn about the instruments, the people that made them and a little bit of history.

Nov 21, 2024 · String instruments in African music add a melodic layer that complements the rhythm of percussion. These instruments are often played during storytelling or to accompany songs of praise …

May 14, 2025 · Strings vibrate to produce sound, and instruments are often handcrafted using wood, calabash, animal hide, and fishing line or gut strings. These instruments are often linked to griots, …

May 7, 2025 · The ngoni is a stringed instrument from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, often made from wood and animal skin. It is considered the grandfather of the banjo, directly influencing its …

Although there are hundreds of different types of stringed instruments across the continent, they can broadly be divided into into bowed (fiddles), plucked (harps, lutes, zithers, harp-lutes, harp-zithers) …

Stringed instruments such as the plucked West African kora, the bowed Ugandan endingidi, and the South African musical bow, provide an array of melodic options, as do a variety of wooden xylophones.

Jul 13, 2023 · Below is a list of 10 traditional African string instruments and where they originate from: 1. Krar (Eritrea and Ethiopia) Krar is a stringed instrument with origins in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In ancient …

Jun 5, 2024 · Although there are hundreds of different types of stringed instruments across the continent, they can broadly be divided into into bowed (fiddles), plucked (harps, lutes, zithers, harp …