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Instrument Abaso tick Aben Abeng Aburukuwa Abwe Accordion Adaka Adawo Adawur ntaa Adedeu Adendenmma Adufe Afirikyiwa Aggre Agida Agogo Agung Agyamma Agyegyewa Ajigo Akanono Akasaa Ako Akonkon Akpala Alcahuete Algaita Alghoza Alto Aluti Amirge Ampaa Angklung Antara Anvil Apentemaa Apenteng Apinti Arang-Arangan ARP Asasu Ashwa Asow Atabaque Atoke Atumpan Auleru Autoharp Axatse Babandil Babun Bagalmas Baglama Bagpipe Bagpipe, Northumbrian Bagpipe, Scottish Bagpipe, Uilleann Bagwese Baha Bajo acústico Bajo Sexto Bâlâbân Balafon Balalaika Balcie Bamboula Bandoneon Bandura Banduria Bangwe Banjo Banjo, Five-string Banjo, Long-Neck Banjo, Short-Neck Banjo, Tenor Banjo-Guitar Banjo-mandolin Baola Baranung Bas Bass Bass drum Bass, Double Bass, electric Bass, Guitar Bass, Upright Bass, Washtub Bassoon Batá Bata igba Batiwtiw Baya Bayan Beduk Begenna Bell Bell, ankle Bell, bicycle Bell, Church Bell, Cow Bell, Doorbell Bell, double Bell, Leg Bell, Sleigh Bell, Telephone Bembé Ben-cho Berano' Berde Berimbau gunga Berimbau médio Berimbau viola Bijol Biniou Biola Blik Block Bodhran Boku Bomba Bombarde Bombo Bombo (Latin America) Bombo (Portugal) Bombo leguero Bonang Bones Bongo Bonguma Bottle Bottle, struck Boulgari Bourma Bouzouki Bow Bow, Mouth Bow, musical Bow, Percussion Bow, Wire Bowl, Metal Bowl, Resonator Box Brac Braguesa Briing Briing tlaa Brocca Bucket drum Bugarija Bugle Bulbul Bulgariya Bunde Burari Buray-dipay Butcher's Drum Buzuq Buzzer Caixa Caja Cajita Cajon Cajón Caklempung Calliope Can, Oil Can, Tin Cana Canchis sipas Canoa Cantaro com abano Cantele Capi vaen Carousel Castanets Catas Cavaquinho Celeste Cello Celo Cencerro Ceng Chac-chacs Cha-cha Cha-Chas Chakchak Chake Chalil Chamutanda Chandi Changgo Chantwèl Chap choa Chapei veng Chapuo Charango Chatkhan Cheche Chenda Chengalam Chepkongo Chhap Chhayam Chhing Chikara Chikorekore Chilanzane Chimes Chimta Chinese Orchestra Chinzumana Chipendani Chipeni Chipuri Chirimia Chirisuya Chisambi Chiska Chitkul Chitsukulumwe Chorus Ch'ung Chungana Cimbalom Cimbulunge Clapper Clapping, hand Clapsticks Clapsticks, boomerang Clarin Clarinet Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Double Claves Clavichord Clavietta Clock, wind-up Clogging Cloth, Shoe-shine Coboro Coir Concertina Conductor Conga Contrabass Cornamusa Cornet Corneta Couteau citari Cuatro Cymbals Dabakan Dabka Daf Dâira Daire Dalu Damaru Dambura Damyan Dan bau Dan day Dan nguyet Dan nhi Dan tinh Dan tranh Dan tyba Danka Dansuomu Darabukka Dav dav Dawo Dawuro Dawuruta Dawuta Debinda Deff Deindein Demung Dendera Derbeke Dham duduk Dhol Dholak Di Didjeridu Dilele munenge Dilruba Dinokwana Ditlhaka Djourou Dobro Doira Dolak Dolciola Dolu Dombra Dömbra Domo Domra Dong Donno Dool Dori Double bass Drone Drum Drum box Drum kit Drum, air Drum, bamboo Drum, barrel Drum, basket Drum, circle Drum, coconut Drum, conical Drum, cylindrical Drum, double-headed Drum, finger Drum, flat Drum, frame Drum, friction Drum, goat skin Drum, goblet Drum, hand Drum, 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side-blown Flute, spirit Flute, whistle Flute, willow Frikyiwa Frula Fwanda fwanda Gabusi Gaita-de-foles Galleta Gambang Gambus Gamel Gamelan Gamelan Angklung Ganang Gandang Gandingan Gangan Gankogui Gara Garantung Gayanda Gedombak Gendang Gendang singanaki Gendang singindungi Gender Genngon Ghadam Ghaghar Gharra Ghijak Ghungarus Gi Giri Gitgit Glawng Jeen Glawng Kaek Glawng Malayu Glawng Yao Goge Gogi Gogogo Goh Goly Klin Goma Gondang Gong Gong, Circle Gong, Frame Gong, Slit Gongon Goombay Gopi-Jantra Gordang Gottuvadyam Gourd, struck Gourmi Graj Grandy Grater Grindstone Guacharaca Guataca Guayo Gudugudu Güiro Guitar Guitar, electric Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar, Slack-Key Guitar, Slide Guitar, steel Guitar, Twelve-String Guitarra Gulu (Abangba slit drum) Gumbe Gunda Gung Gupagupa Guqin Gusle Gydzhak Gyirama Hackbrett Hadi Hakum Halam Hammerclavier Hardangerfele Harmonica Harmonium Harmonium, Benares Harp Harp, African Harp, Burmese Harp, butterfly Harp, pit Harp, reed Harp, Ugandan Harp, zither Harpsichord Hasapi doal Hasapi ende Hau kwoon Hayashi Hayir Helicon Heo Hesek Hierro Hirnang Hochiku Hoe Horn Horn, Alpine Horn, alto Horn, animal Horn, baritone Horn, bush cow Horn, English Horn, fox Horn, French Horn, ivory Horn, singing Horn, steer Horn, war Hsiao Hu-hu Huiro Huqin Hur suul tlaa Hurdy-gurdy Iamba malebe Ichicha Idakka Igekle Igil Ikere Ikibiswi Ikinki Ilatalam Ilonge Imbungu Imzhad Iritingo Iron, percussion Irons Israj Itótele Iyá Iya ilu Iyashina Izigubu Iz-Zaqq Jachiogo Jagar Jalar Jalatarang Jaleo Jarana Jaw Harp Jaw harp, wooden Jawbone Jegini Jenje Jew's Harp Jigger Jinjera Jug Jungga Jyabisen Ka Kaamuri Kacapi Kacaping Kach tehendor Kagul Kairak Kajar Kalilaumba Kalimba Kalintung Kalumbo Kalutang Kamaicha Kamanche Kanango Kanari Kangnu Kangsi Kanhi Kanong Kao-Hu Karab Karataii Karigo Kartal Kashgar rebab Katapi Katero Katta Kaval Kayamba Kayambi Kayanda Kazoo Kbandu Kecrèk Kekese Kelemu Kempul and gong Ken dam Kendang lanang Kendang wadon Kengele 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Mandolin Mandri Mangala ingahola Mangila Manjari Manjira Manman Maraca Marawis Marimba Marimbula Marinhur Marranzanu Marwas Masonquo Matari Matraca Mbala Mbalule Mbebe Mbili Mbilta Mbira Mbira dza waNdau Mbira, chisanzhi (Kanyok, board) Mbira, chisanzhi (Luba, box) Mbira, chisanzhi-chinene Mbira, chizanshi Mbira, deza Mbira, irimba Mbira, kalimba Mbira, kankowele Mbira, kidebe Mbira, kombi Mbira, likembe Mbira, likembe budongo Mbira, likembe dongo Mbira, likembe gbe-kombi Mbira, likembe ikembe Mbira, likembe isanzo Mbira, likembe lisanzo Mbira, likembe malimba Mbira, likembe marimbe Mbira, likembe muchapata Mbira, likembe neikembe Mbira, limba Mbira, lukembi Mbira, madebe dza mondoro Mbira, marimba Mbira, mumamba Mbira, njari Mbira, sansi Mbonda Meiti Poong Melodeon Meporo Meporo e metelele Metal, struck Metallophone Metenyane Metronome Milupa Miningo karipi-karipi Mirdam Mirliton Mizmar Modig Mokoto Mokumbe Molo Monochord Moog Synthesizer Morin khuur Mortar and pestle Mouth harp Mouthbow Mpati Mrdanga Muganda Mujinji Mukundu Mulai Mungiri Muntundu Murumbi Musette Mushiba Mushondo Music box Musunta Mutetere Mutetule usibgwa Mutumba, conical Mutumba, slit drum Muyang Muziki Mvema Mvet Mzumara Nabita Nadhaswaram Naku Namalwa Nanga Nay Ndaawa Ndamula Ndandale Ndara Ndere Ndingidi Ndondo Nduntsi Nedundu Nekbokbo Nenbongbo Nengangbu Nengbombo Nenjenje Neo Ney Nezeza Nga Ngabi Ngbemakpo Ngbembe Nggabi Ngoma Ngoma kuu Ngombi Ngomo Ngonguf Nguma Nguyet Nickelodeon Njongo Nkembi Nkhombo Nnawuta Nsaasi Nsegu Ntamivu Ntara Ntenga Nthikwi Ntimbo Ntongoli Nugara Nyamulera Nyele Nyimba Nzisi Obbatá Oboe Obokana Ocarina Octofone Oduong Ogan Ogung Okanga Okónkolo Omele Omele abo Omele ako Ompehkyen Omubanda Omukuli Opentsin Organ Organ, Electric Organ, Hand Organ, Mouth Organ, Player Organetto Orogunchara Orotu Oud Oungenikon Outi Pahu Pai ar Paiban Pak Pakavaj Palendag Palmadas Palo Palo-Mayor Palo-Menor Pan, Frying Pandeiro Pandereta Pang-ku Pango Pang-Ti Pangwe Panpipe Papai benta Parrai Pate (Ghana) Pate (Samoa) Pati Peak Pei pok Pena Penganak Pengendhang Penggendhing Pennywhistle Penso:l Percussion vessel Percussion, electronic Percussion, various Pere Perng Marng Khawk Perngmang Kok Pesindhen Petia Piano Piano roll Piano, Electric Piano, toy Piccolo Piffari Pii Pilonera Pincullo Pininga Pipa Pipe P'iri Pito Pitu Plates and teacups Platillos Playing cast Pluriarc Ponto Popoet Pot Prempensua Prim Prima Printing Protokol Psaltery Pu Pullavakudam Puniu Pupuik Pupuik batang padi Pututu Qanun Qaval Quena Quija de burro Quinto Qylqobyz Rabel Rammana Lamtat Rammana Mahori Ranad Rattle Rattle, ankle Rattle, basket Rattle, box Rattle, Cowhorn Rattle, gourd Rattle, Hoof Rattle, horn Rattle, leg Rattle, raft Rattle, Zambian pole Rayan Rbaang Rebab Rebab(Afghanistan) Rebâb, Kashgar (Uzbekistan) Rebâb, plucked Recorder Reco-reco Redoblante Reed Reed Drone Reque-reque Requinto Rincik Riqq Rirandi Riti Roncadora Roneat dek Roneat ek Roneat thung Saam sin kam Sahn 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