AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (FINE ART) JSS1 THIRD TERM

WEEK – NINE

AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

REFERENCE TEXTBOOK

A proper approach to cultural and creative art (new edition) book 1

TOPIC: AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

CLASSIFICATION OF AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

1. CHORDOPHONES: African stringed instruments include harp like the Hausaguluna, lutes likegoje, molo, garaya, kukuma, gurmiharp, raft zither of the Hausas called moloand banjo.
2. MEMBRANOPHONES: African drums include Yoruba gangan, iyailu, omele, dundun, atumpum of Akans, Yoruba gbedu, bata, IgboIgbaEze , IgbaEgwu , IgbaMmonwu, Hausa tombarikaage and kotsoko, NsingObong of Ibibios and Efiks etc.
3. IDIOPHONES: African instruments classified as idiophone include shaken and struck instruments like metal gong with local names like Igbo ogene, Yoruba agogo, Hausa dawar, sekere, rattle, thumb piano, pot…