One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

Despite all the odds, this cultural superpower was successfully used to introduce a bountiful new world of music to the Americas by rethinking how to play traditional Western musical instruments ...

The band incorporated a wide range of traditional African instruments, such as the kora, a 21-stringed instrument that resembles a banjo; the soku, an ancient version of a fiddle; and kamale ngoni ...