by The African Counter | Jun 24, 2017 | Music, Music Instruments
Song arrangement is getting so complex and instrumentation so international that it is most of the time difficult to recognise how much Africa has influenced popular music through its rhythms, its styles, its instruments. These are 20 African Music Instruments that... by The African Counter | Feb 16, 2014 | Drum Instruments, Music, Music Instruments
Obaka – Description The album “Lambarena: Bach to Africa” which uses various African instruments in harmony or question-response type to marry the work of Bach and African traditional rhythms describes the Obakas as small wooden percussion beams.... by The African Counter | Feb 16, 2014 | Music, Music Genres, Music Instruments
(Ewondo) traditional musical instrument used for a particular genre of music in the Centre, South and East provinces; the music itself too is called mvet. by The African Counter | Sep 12, 2012 | Drum Instruments, Music, Music Instruments
Description The Gudugudu is a drum traditional found in the Western African region, particularly present Niger and Nigeria. This percussion instrument is intrinsic to traditional performances and typically follows the acoustic lead of the Dundun instrument. Sound... by The African Counter | Mar 23, 2011 | Music, Music Instruments, Wind Instruments
Description The Bounkam is a wind instrument from West Africa. Sound Listen to a Bounkam solo from Burkina Faso recorded by Stephen Jay and extracted from the album “West nAfrica: Drum Chant & Instrumental Music recording by The African Counter | Oct 11, 2010 | Drum Instruments, Music, Music Instruments
The Djembe is an African drum instrument of the Mandingo people that dates back to the 12th century when it was played in the great Mali Empire.It is undoubtedly one of the most known African instruments but also one of the most powerful drums. It is known to be used...