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Jazz Jewish Jibaro (Music) Jigs Jogi Katha Jokes Jonkonnu (Festival) Jubilee gospel music Judaica Jug band music Jump music Jwe pote (Music) Kab (Music) Kalam Pattu Kamsale pada Karo (African people)--Songs and music Kawina-winti Keserves (Dance) Khattaks Klezmer music Kolo (Dance) Kot'singi Kromanti Kroncong songs Krti Labor unions Labor unions--Songs and music. Lagghia Laments Language and languages Language learning and language teaching Lassu (Dance) Lawk (Music) Lectures and lecturing Legends Limbo (Dance) Literature Livestock Logging--Songs and music. Lok Git (Music) Love songs Lullabies Lyric poetry Magyaros (Dance) Mahia Mambo (Dance) Manding (Indonesia)--Songs and music Mandinga Marches Marching bands Mardi Gras Indians Mariachi Mari-mari (Dance) Marimba Maritime Marriage Mass Celebration Matachines (Dance) Maulidi Maya Mazurkas Mbata (African people)--Songs and music Mbiri Medicine shows Meditation Meetings Mento Merengue (Dance) Merry-go-round Migration Military music Mining--Songs and music Minstrel shows Missionary music Mohori Mokhibo (Dance) Monologues Morris dance Mosaia Motion picture soundtracks Mourning Songs Mummers Troupe Murder Music Instruction and study Music Music--15th century Music--17th century Music--Africa Musicals Music--Appalachian Region, Southern. 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Twelve-tone system Two-Step (Dance) Two-Step United States History Valona Vaudeville Vedas. Rgveda Vedas. Samaveda Vedas. Yajurveda Vedas--Atharvaveda Verbal arts Waltz Wangga (Music) Weddings Wera Western swing (Music) Whaling--Songs and music Wit and humor Women's dance Women's music Work songs Working class--Songs and music World history World music anthologies World music Yakshagana Yodels Yoiks Yospan Zapin (Dance) Zsiros (Dance) Zydeco music

Instrument Abeng Aburukuwa Accordion Adawo Adawur ntaa Adendenmma Adufe Aerophone Afirikyiwa African harp Agida Agogo Agung Agyamma Air drum Ajigo Akanono Akasaa Alcahuete Alg�oj�a Algaita Alp horn Alto Amirge Angklung Ankle bell Antara Antelope horn Anvils Apentemaa Apinti Appalachian dulcimer Arang-Arangan ARP Ashwa Ason Assotor Atabaque Atoke Autoharp Axatse Babandil Baglama Bagpipe Bagpipe--Northumbria Bagpipe--Scotland Baha Bajo sexto B�l�b�n Balafon Balalaika Balcie Bamboo buzzer Bamboo drum Bamboo fiddle Bamboo flute Bamboo trumpet Bamboo tube zither Bamboo zither Bambula (Drum) Banbou Bandoneon Bandurria Bangwe Banjo Banjo-guitar Banjo-mandolin Baola Baranung Baritono Barrel organ Bas Basket drum Bass and contrabass trombone Bass clarinet Bass drum Bass guitar Bass trumpet Bass violin Bass Bass, electric Bassoon Bata (Drum) Bat� trio (Cuba) Bat� Bayan Beat Bedug Beganna Bell Bell, ankle Bell, bicycle Bell, double Bells Bemb� lukumi ensemble Bemb� Ben-cho Berano' Berde Berimbau gunga Berimbau m�dio Berimbau viola Biola Blik Bodhran Bodhr�n Boku Bomba (Drum) Bomba Bombo (Drum) Bombo (Latin America) Bombo leguero Bonang (Gong) Bones Bongo Boomerangs Boru Bottle, struck Bottleneck (Guitar playing) Bottles Boula Boulgari Bouzouki Bow Bow, musical Box Brac Brass band Briing Brocca Bucket Buckets Bugarija (Lute) Bugle Bulbul Bumbass Bun-Bun Rai Burari Buray-dipay Burmese harp Butterfly harp Buzzer Cacho Caika (Drum) Caixa (Drum) Caja (Drum) Caja Cajita china (Drum) Caj�n (Drum) Caj�n Calempung (Gong) Calliope Can Cana Ca�a Canang kacapi Canchis sipas Cane flute Canoa Capi vaen Castanets Cata (Drum) Cavaquinho Celesta Cello Celo Cenda Ceng-ceng (Cymbals) Chac-chac (Rattle) Cha-Chas Chakchak Chakhe Chakwana Chalil Chamutanda Chandi Changgo Chantw�l Chap choa Chapaco (Violin) Chapuo (Drum) Charango Chatkhan Cheche Chee wang Chenda Chengalam Chhap Chhayam Chikara Chikorekore Chilanzane Chimes Chimta Chinese Orchestra Chinzumana Chipendani Chipeni Chipuri Chirimia Chirisuya Chisambi Chiska Chitende Chitkul Chitsukulumwe Chorus Chungana Church bells Cimbalom Cimbulunge Circle drum Circle gong Ciromel Clapper Clappers Clapping, hand Clapsticks Clarin Clar�n Clarinet Claves Clavichord Clavietta Clock Coboro Coconut drum Coconut shell Coir Computers Concertina Conch shell Conductor Conga (Drum) Cor Anglais Cornamusa Cornet Corneta Couteau citari Cow horn Cowbells Crow Cuatro Cymbals Dabakan Dabka Daf Dai nhac orchestra D�ira Daire (Drum) Daluo (Gong) Damaru (Drum) Dan bau Dan day Dan nguyet Dan nhi Dan tinh Dan tranh Dan tyba Dance band Dansuomu Darabukka (Drum) Dav dav Dawuro (Bell) Debaken (Drum) Debinda Dei dei (Drum) Dendera Derbeke Dholak Dholi Di (Flute) Di Didjeridu Dilele munenge Dilo Dilrub⯯a Dinokwana Ditlhaka ensemble Djourou Dobro Doira Dolceola D�mbra Dong (Gong) Donno (Drum) Dool Doorbells Double bass Double clarinet Double flute Dozale Dra Draketan Dram yen Drum box Drum cymbals Drum kit Drum machine Drum set Drum Drum, barrel Drum, conical Drum, cylindrical Drum, double-headed Drum, frame Drum, goblet Drum, slit Drum, snare Drum, steel Drum, talking Drum, tenor Drumsticks Duduk Duff (Drum) Duff Dujimba devasa Dujimba dwa mukuma Dujimba dwapakadie Dulcimer D�mbelek Dundun (Drum) Dunger Dutar Dutar Dut�r Ebinyege Ekegogo Eketu Ekinongo Electric drills Electric guitar Electric piano Electronic organ Emugudu Endongo Engili English horn Enneg Ensemble leader Entoni Enyungu Erhu Erke Espad�n Esquelones Esraj Fala Fe Feet Feko Ferri�o Fiddle Fiddlesticks Fife Finger drum Fingersnaps Flageolet Flat drum Flauta de pico Flauta Flute Flute, end-blown Flute, reed Flute, side-blown Folk ensemble Fox horn Frame drum Frame gong Friction drum Frikyiwa Frying pans Fwanda fwanda Gabusi Galleta Gambang (Xylophone) Gambang kromong ensemble Gambang Gambus Gamel Gamelan Ganang Gandingan (Gong) Gangan (Drum) Gankogui (Bell) Gao hu Gayanda Gedumbak (Drum) Gendang (Drum) Gendang Gender (Musical instrument) Ghatam Ghijak Ghungru Gi (Flute) Giri Gitgit Glawng Jeen (Drum) Glawng Kaek (Drum) Glawng Malayu (Drum) Glawng Yao (Drum) Goat Skin drum Goge Gogogo Gogoray Goh Goly Klin Gondang (Drum) Gong Goombay rake and scrape band Goombay Gopiyantra Gordang (Drum) Gottuvadyam Gourd Gourd, struck Graj Grandy Grater Guacharaca (Scraper) Guataca Gubu G�iro trio Guiro G�iro Guitar Guitar, electric Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar, Twelve-String Gujaratan Sarangi Gumbe Gunda Gung (Gong) Gunga Gupagupa Gusle Gydzhak Hadi Hakum Halam Hammerklavier Hand drums Handclapping Hardanger fiddle Harmonica Harmonium Harp Harpsichord Hau Kwoon Hawaiian guitar Hayashi Hayir Helicon Hesek Hierro Hirnang Hoes Horn (Musical instrument) Horn from Ngodo xylophone orchestra Horn Horn, alto Horn, baritone Horn, kudu Horns Hourglass drum Hu hu Hu qin Huiro Hur suul tlaa (Bamboo blowing tube) Hurdy-gurdy Iamba malebe Ich (Drum) Ichicha (Rattle) Idakka Igbin (Drum) Igil Ikengere Ikibiswi Ikinki Ilatalam (Cymbals) Ilathalam Ilenga flute ensemble Imbungu Imzhad Iritingo Iron, Percussion Irons Israj Ivory horn Iyashina Izigubu Iz-Zaqq Jagate Jalar Jaleo Jalra (finger cymbals) Jaltarang Jarana Jaw harp, wooden Jawbone (Musical instrument) Jenje Jenjerungai Jew's Harp Jibaro ensemble Jigger Jinjera Jug Jungga Jyabisen Ka (Drum) Ka Kaamuri Kacapi (Lute) Kach tehendor Kachisi Kading Kagul Kalintung Kalumbo Kamanche Kamaicha Kanari Kangnu Kanhi Kantele (Musical instrument) Karata Karigo Karra Kartal (Clapper) Kartal Kasayi Katapi Katero Katiyavana Kaval Kayamba (Rattle) Kayamba Kayanda Kazoo Kbandu (Drum) Kecr�k Kelemu Kempul and gong Ken dam Kena Kenong (Gong) Kerenge Kerosine drum Kes Kethuk Ketipung Kettledrum Ketuk (Gong) Keyboard, electric Keyboards (Music) Khanjari Khene Khlong Khluy (Flute) Khomuz Khse diev Khunto Kidi (Drum) Kigoma (Drum) Kim, Burmese Kingaridi Kipkurguroik Kitar Kithembe Klampfen Klin Sin Kloch Klui Kobza Koky误u Kombu Komuz Konet Kong mung Kong vong thom Kong vong touch Kong vong Kongahyan Konting Kora Korg 01/W keyboard synthesizer Koto Kotoloka Kouan Krapeu (Box zither) Kroboto Kromanti Kromong Kroncong ensemble Kubing (Jew's harp) Kubing Kubu Kudamuja (Drum) Kudyapi' (Hanun�o) Kulintang Kundir Kupsuur Kuzhithalam Kwadum Kwat Kyaa Kyryympa Lali Lambeg drum Langeleik Lansaran Laouto Laud Leaf Leg bells Lesiba Likembe Limba Limbe Lingote Litswakaie Litungu Lo (Drum) Log drum Logo Lugaya trio Lunengele Lute Lute, long-necked, plucked Lyra Lyre Mabumbumbu Maddalam (Drum) Maddale Madinda Madobi Magogodo Mahdal Mahuge Maichiles Makruna Malaza (Rattles) Malaza Malepe Malimba Malipenga Mandolin Mandoloncello Mandri Mangala (Bell) Manjari Manjira Manman (Drum) Manman Manyanga ensemble Maraca Marawis Marimba Marinhur Marranzanu Marwas Mascarade instrumental ensemble Masonquo Matari (Drum) Mbala'u Mbebe Mbilta Mbira dza waNdau Mbira Mbira, chisanzhi (Kanyok, board) Mbira, chisanzhi (Luba, box) Mbira, chizanshi Mbira, deza Mbira, kalimba Mbira, kangombio Mbira, kankowele Mbira, likembe ikembe Mbira, likembe isanzo Mbira, likembe marimbe Mbira, likembe muchapata Mbira, likembe Mbira, madebe dza mondoro Mbira, marimba Mbira, mumamba Mbira, njari Mbira, sansi Mbonda (Drum) Medio Meiti Poong Melodeon (Button-key accordion) Menwat ensemble Meporo e metelele Meporo Merry-go-round Mestizo conjunto ensemble Metal bowl Metal, struck Metallophone Metenyane Metronome Milupa Milupa trio Miningo karipi-karipi Minteki Mirdam Miriam drum Mirliton Mizmar Modern Cymbals Modern Frame Drum Modern Rattle Modig Mokoto (Drum) Mokumbe Molo Monochord Moog synthesizer Morin khuur Mortar and pestle Mosquito drum Mouth bow Mouthpieces (Music) Mpati Mridanga Mudewa Muganda Mujinji Mukundu Mulai Mulanji Muntundu Murumbi Musengere Mushondo Music box Music Musical bow Musical saw Musunta Mutetere Mutetule usibgwa Mutumba, conical Mutumba, slit drum Muyang (Bells) Muziki Mvema Mvet Nay Nadhaswaram Namalwa Nanduni Nanga Nchuko Ndandale Ndingidi Ndondo Nenjenje Neo Ney Nga Ngbembe Ngodo xylophone orchestra Ngoma (Drum) Ngoma drum ensemble Ngoma Ngombi Ngomo (Drum) Ngonguf Nguma Nguyet Nickelodeon Njele Nkembi Nkhombo Nkhwenda Nkulu Nnawuta (Bell) Nose flute Ntenga Nthikwi Ntimbo Ntongoli Nugara (Drum) Nyamulera Nyele horn ensemble Nyele Nzomana Nzumari Oboe Obokana Ocarina Ocarina, matamba fruit Octofone Ogan (Bell) Ogan Ogung (Gong) Oil drum Oilcans Okanga Omubanda Omukuli One String fiddle One-Man Band Organ (Musical instrument) Organ Organetto Orogunchara Oud Pahu (Drum) Pahu Pai ar Paiban (Clappers) Pak Pakhavaj (Drum) Palabunibunyan ensemble Pala-Menor Palendag Palmadas Pandeiro (Drum) Pandeiro Pandereta (Drum) Pang-ku Pang-Ti Panpipe Panpipes Papai benta Parrai Pate (Samoa) Pati Peak (Musical instrument) Pei pok Pena Penganak (Gong) Penny whistle Percussion instruments Percussion vessel Percussion, electronic Percussion, various Pere Perngmang Kok Petia (Drum) Piano Piano-roll music Piccolo Piffaro Pii Pilonera Pincullo Pininga Pipa Pipe (Musical instrument) P'iri Pit harp Pito Platillos (Cymbals) Player organ Playing cast (Drum) Pluriarc Ponto Popoet Pot-drum Pots Prempensua Pressure drum Prim Prima Printing Psaltery Pu Pullavan kudam Puniu Pupuik baranak Pututu Qairaq Qanun Qaval Qing Quena Quinto (Drum) Rab�ab Rada ensemble Rammana lam tat (Drum) Rammana mahori (drum) Ran�at �ek Rara band Rattle (Musical instrument) Rattle Rattle, ankle Rattle, basket Rattle, palm leaf leggings Rattle, raft Rayan Rbaang (Gong) Rebab(Afghanistan) Reb�b, plucked Rebec Recorder (Muscial instrument) Recorder Reco-reco (Musical instrument) Reco-reco Redoblante (Drum) Redoblante Reed harp Reed organ Reed organ, Benares Reed-drone Reed-flute Requinto Resonator Rig (Musical instrument) Ring Stop flute Rirandi Riti Romani ensemble Roncadora Royal drum Sacred flutes Sahn nuhasi Saluang Sambhor (Drum) Samisen San xian Sant⯯ur Santur Sao Sarangi Sargija Sarinai Sarinda Saron Sarunai Satar Sato Saw duang Saw sam sai (Bowed chordophone) Saw, musical Saxophone Saz music Saz Scissors Scraper (Musical instrument) Segankure Segon Seh Sekebeku Sekere Seke-Seke Seljefloyte Selo Set�ar music Sgar (Drum) Sgar araks (Drum) Sgra-snyan (Drum) Sh�o music Shacapas Shaker (Musical instrument) Shakuhachi Shamisen Shang-qobyz Shar�ik Shauriro Shawm Shehnai Shekere Shells Sheng (Musical instrument) Shepherd flute Shivelan Shoe-shine cloth Short drum Shwe-bo (Drum) Siao Lo Sihn tien Siilili Siku Silimba Simsim�iyya Sindhi Sarangi Singing horn Single-Faced drum Siringong Sisira Sitar Slack key (Guitar playing) Sleigh bells Slik (Leaf) Slit drums Slit-gong Snaen Snare drum Sogo (Drum) Sound effects Sousaphone Spoons (Musical instrument) Square drum Sralai (Oboe) Stamping tube Stamping, foot Steel drum (Musical instrument) Steer horn (Musical instrument) Sticks (Musical instrument) Sticks, Clapping Sticks, friction Sticks, Rhythm Sticks, stamping Sticks, struck Stone, struck Straws Strimbas String band Sudanese harp Sukong Suling (Musical instrument) Suling Sulur (India) Sumpotan Suraa Komaa Surigane (Gong) Surnai Svirala Sybyzghy Synclavier Synthesizer (Musical instrument) Tabla tarang (Drum) Tabla Tabor (Drum) Taconeo Taegum Tal Talking drum Tama Tambo (Drum) Tambor (Drum) Tambor Tambour (Drum) Tambourine (Drum) Tambourine Tambul (Drum) Tambul Tambura Tamburica ensemble Tamole Tanb�ur Tanbou Tanbouwen Tanbur Tanghup Tanjidor ensemble Tantango Tapar (Drum) Tape recorder music Taphon mon Taphon thai Tar (Lute) Tar Tara Tarola Tarompet (Oboe) Tarumbeta Tasa Tcherawata Tehyan Temir-qobyz Tendi Tenor banjo Tepsija (Tray) Terete Thangara Three-String violin Tiboo Tibwa Tiktiri Timbales (Drum) Timbila Timbo Timila (Drum) Timpani Ting ning Tinya (Drum) Tinya Tiple (Plucked instrument) Tiriduy Tnheek Tobacco tins Tof (Drum) Togo (Drum) Tomtom Tone mahori (Drum) Torola Torung Totozi Towa (Rattle) Toy piano Tratnien Tres (Musical instrument) Triangle (Musical instrument) Trombone Trombone, valve Trompeta china Trong Trumpet Trutrutka Tsuzumi (Drum) Tub Tuba Tudum Tumbadora (Drum) Tun (Drum) Turtle shell (Musical instrument) Tutiro Twelve string guitar Tweneboa Two-String violin Udi Udukku (Drum) Ugandan harp Ugubu (Musical bow) Uilleann pipes Ukulele Umwere Urumba Usindi Utasa Uttakai (drum) Vaccine (Musical instrument) Valanthala ville Valimba Vana Vaskin Vibraphone Vihuela Villu Vina Viola Violin Violoncello Viyanzi Vocal Group Vocals Vocals, group Voodoo music Vul mi myel (Drum) Vyapuo Wajra puqo Wak'rapuku Wankar War horn Washboard band music Washtub bass Water-drum Waterphone Whistle Willow flute Woo tip kam Wood, struck Woodblock Woodwind instruments Wuga Xiao Xomuz Xylophone Yabo Yabo-Mayor Yang qin Yasongo Yee-wu Yodelling Yotsudake (Clappers) Z�urn�a Zampogna (Bagpipe) Zapevala Zarb Zhaleyka Zhong (Bell) Zither harp Zither Zither, tube Zora (Drum) Zuffolo (Whistle)

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