Musical instruments

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Tamburi, Gwalior, 1800-1900. India's rulers were important patrons of classical misic. This stringed instrument comes from Gwalior, a region with a rich musical heritage.
Wood Carving 14 Xylophone Thai Ethnic Traditional Music Gamelan Instrument
Wood Carving 14" Xylophone Thai Ethnic Traditional Music Gamelan Instrument
Image detail for -Percussion Instruments -- though the only harp player I know personally played with my school's string ensemble, not percussion in band
Mridangam. The mridangam is one of the most popular classical instruments of South India. Mridangam accompanies vocal, instrumental and dance performances. The present day mridangam is made of a single block of wood. It is a barrel-shaped double-headed drum, the right head being smaller than the left. The two heads are made of layers of skin. The mridangam is played with hands, palms and fingers.
Dholak The Dholak is a North Indian, Pakistani and Nepalese double-headed hand-drum. It may have traditional lacing or turnbuckle tensioning: in the former case rings are used for tuning, though the dholak is mainly a folk instrument, lacking the exact tuning of the tabla or the pakhawaj. It is widely used in qawwali, kirtan and various styles of North Indian folk music. It was formerly much used in classical dance. The drum is either played on the player's lap or, while standing, slung fro...
Beautiful percussion instrument, dholak of India. Beautiful sound.
African
african finger drum | The Chamba people are a small group today living south of the Benue ...This is the drum I want so bad