Native/Indigenous Cultures
This long wooden tube is indigenous to Australia and New Zealand. It is made from a tree that has been hollowed out by termites and produces a low drone.
What is didgeridoo
Panflutes are common across the globe. The panflutes of the Andes are known by two names.
What are Siku/Zampoña
This is a row of gongs from the Phillipines
What are Kulintang Gongs?
This country is not part of Arab or African cultures but shares many of the same instruments
What is India
This musician is best known for his trumpet playing skills and his scat improvisations
Who is Louis Armstrong
This drum is played by the Lakota tribe in North America. It is very large.
What is the Lakota Big Drum
This European instrument was brought to Latin and Central America during Spanish colonization. It is part of the keyboard family. This is what gives the tango its specific sound.
What is the piano
This well known Japanese Folk song is named after a flower
What is Sakura
These Indian drums are decorated with ornate details. There is a large drum called bayan and a smaller called dayan
What are Tabla
This American Folk instrument was brought over from Africa and has four or five plucked strings.
What is the banjo
During the Cherokee Stomp Dance, women wear these around their feet to show unity
What are turtle shell rattles?
This acoustic bass-guitar is quite large. It can be found in mariachi bands across Mexico.
What is Guitarrón
This four string instrument is well known in Hawaii
What is the ukulele
What is the talking drum
This white folk musician played spirituals and folk songs to bring awareness to the Civil Rights Movement
Who was Woodie Guthrie
This is a traditional chant in Norse traditions that mimics the sounds of animals and ancestors.
What is the Joik or What is the Sámi Joik
What is the Bandoneón?
This category of plucked stringed instruments are popular amongst East Asian cultures. Examples are koto, gayageum, and guqin.
What are zithers
This is a 21 string harp from Mali
What is Kora
This genre of music is performed at churches and has religious but has modern grooves and rhythms inspired by African ancestors.
What is Gospel
What is throat singing
This instrument originated in Puerto Rico and has four courses of strings, which totals eight
What is the quatro
This traditional Hawaiian dance uses an Ipu drum to keep time
What is Hula
This pear string instrument is one of the oldest plucked stringed instruments. It can be found across Arab and African cultures and is often credited as the "first guitar"
What is the oud
This city in Louisiana is known as the birthplace of Jazz
What is New Orleans