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Dundun,  | A West African double-headed drum. Most of these drums have an hourglass shape. The ends are covered with goatskin drumheads that are fastened together with leather cords stretched down the length of the drum. P |
Gankogui,  | A double clapperless metal bell that is struck with a stick. This instrument produces a hollow metallic sound similar to a cowbell. |
Shekere,  | An African rattle made from a gourd. The gourd is cut, dried, covered with a loose fitting net with beads. |
Mbira,  | An African finger xylophone made of 5 to 30 thin metal or cane tongues attached to a sounding board or box. The tongues are plucked with the thumbs and/or forefingers. |
Sanxian,  | String instrument with a long round hardwood neck and three silk strings of varying thickness. A skin membrane is stretched over the resonator. |
P'ipa,  | A pear-shaped fretted lute made of wood. Traditionally this has four twisted silk strings. |
| Dan Trahn | This 16 or 17 string wooden instrument is also known as a Vietnamese zither. The player produces a melody by plucking the strings with the right hand. The left hand plucks the lower portion of the strings to ornament and accompany the melody. |
Gaohu,  | A string instrument with a long round hardwood neck and two steel strings of varying thickness. In traditional Chinese fashion, the horsehair bow is inserted between the two steel strings. |
Jarana,  | An eight-string guitar used in various folk-music ensembles in the central Gulf Coast area of Mexico. |
Guitarron,  | A large, round-backed, non-fretted guitar that was invented around the beginning of the 20th century. It is strung with six harp strings. |
Castanets,  | A small hand-held percussion instrument made of hollowed-out pieces of hardwood or ivory. These pear- or-spoon shaped clappers are tied together in pairs and looped around the playerÕs thumb. |
Requinto,  | A small Mexican guitar that is used to play fast, highly improvisational melodies. The strings are plucked with a plastic pick. |
Maracas,  | A pair of gourds with handles that are partially filled with seeds, beans, or pebbles. They produce a high, rattling sound when played. |
Steel Drums / pan,  | Tuned percussion instruments made from oil drums. They were developed in Trinidad and are used for Caribbean-style music. |
Banjo,  | A string instrument with a long fretted neck, five strings and a calfskin or plastic sound box stretched over a hoop, or rim. |
Balalaika,  | A Russian member of the guitar family, it has a triangular body, long fretted neck, and three gut or steel strings which are tuned in fourths. Many are beautifully decorated. |
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