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Scraper made of bones tied together with rope scraped with a conch-shell, in Catalonia it's scraped with a castanet. Ginebra is a variant made of cane. Catalog context: Spanish bone…
Three-parts drumset (baandu, funde and kete) commonly used in Burru and Nyabinghi musics. Catalog context: set of Nyabinghi drums. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include ashanti, burru, spiritual,…
conical goatskin frame-drum originating with the Yoruba people of West Africa, it is also found in Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latin American cultures. Catalog context: cone shaped west african frame-drum. This guide…
Similar to the Japanese taishogoto, it has an elongated teardrop shaped wooden body with button accordion like keys which plays the melody and sets chords. Catalog context: German keyed box…
The atarigane is a Japanese gong which is struck using a deer horn mallet. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique…
The alfaia is a Brazilian cylindrical drum. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include rope drum. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup,…
Initially developed in 1880's by Gütter, it was produced and sold by Zimmerman in America and became popular in the 1910 and onward. Wooden box zither has spring mounted bars…
The algozey is a wooden, beaked double-flute traditionally played by goat herders in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include fixme. This…
The alphorn, or alpine horn, is a conical wood horn used for communication in mountains. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production,…
The most common member of the saxophone family, it is the alto member. Catalog context: Middle member of the saxophone family. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include music,…