African Art African real african figure Musical Instruments Classical Kora -8732

43.8/11-CM
Art Vintage Wooden Carved Musical , they are mostly crafted from natural materials using age-old methods. The most widely spread and played instruments in Africa are the drum, the xylophone, the mbira, rattles, and shakers. The one-string musical bow, played all over the continent but now nearly abandoned, was once responsible for all the vocal scales that are used today in African music. Historical influences and migratory movements of peoples have defined both the style of music and the type of instruments played in the various regions. Most notable is the influence of Islamic and Arabic musical traditions into the northern and western African countries..