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    This document summarizes several traditional musical instruments from Central and South Africa, including the sanza, ngoma drums, stick zither, imzad, and xylophone. The sanza is a plucked instrument made of bamboo or reed lamellas and is widespread across Africa and Latin America. Ngoma drums are made of wood with cow skin and are played in groups of seven. The stick zither has equivalents in Asia and is used to accompany singing and dancing. The imzad is a single-string bowed instrument played by Tuareg women. The xylophone originated independently in Africa and Asia and was traditionally used in tribal ceremonies and dances.

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    This document summarizes several traditional musical instruments from Central and South Africa, including the sanza, ngoma drums, stick zither, imzad, and xylophone. The sanza is a plucked instrument made of bamboo or reed lamellas and is widespread across Africa and Latin America. Ngoma drums are made of wood with cow skin and are played in groups of seven. The stick zither has equivalents in Asia and is used to accompany singing and dancing. The imzad is a single-string bowed instrument played by Tuareg women. The xylophone originated independently in Africa and Asia and was traditionally used in tribal ceremonies and dances.

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    This document summarizes several traditional musical instruments from Central and South Africa, including the sanza, ngoma drums, stick zither, imzad, and xylophone. The sanza is a plucked instrument made of bamboo or reed lamellas and is widespread across Africa and Latin America. Ngoma drums are made of wood with cow skin and are played in groups of seven. The stick zither has equivalents in Asia and is used to accompany singing and dancing. The imzad is a single-string bowed instrument played by Tuareg women. The xylophone originated independently in Africa and Asia and was traditionally used in tribal ceremonies and dances.

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    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN

    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Presented to Teacher Shaina Sarmiento
    MAPEH 10
    Group 1
    Jan Espiritu
    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

    Sanza
    SANZA
    • The instrument called sanza o zanza is of African origin and
    is widespread under different names in the Congo,
    Mozanbico, the Gulf of Guinea, the Antilles, Guyana, Brazil
    and other parts of Latin America, where it was introduced
    by African slaves.
    • In Africa, where it is still very widespread, the sanza is built
    in different models that, according to the various regions,
    take names like lulimba, mbira, pokido, lukeme, etc.
    • This plucked instrument consists of flexible bamboo, rush
    or iron reed lamellas, The instrument also takes the name of
    thumb-piano (piano-inch) because for the pinch you usually
    use the thumbs.
    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
    SANZA NGOMA

    Sanza
    NGOMA
    • Ngoma is derived from the kongo word “drum”, it’s also
    known as the Drum of the Dead due to its relation to
    indigenous royal ancestor spirits.
    • The ngoma are made of wood, which is covered with cow
    skin attached on both ends.
    • They are typically played in groups of seven drums, each
    drum having its own voice and function within the
    ensemble.
    • Throughout Central and South Africa,ngoma ceremonies
    are used to assist in healing during ceremonies.
    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
    SANZA NGOMA Stick Zither

    Sanza
    STICK ZITHER

    • The stick zither is a chordophone consisting of a string


    stretched over a fingerboard or neck mounted on top
    of a round sound box.
    • The instrument was supposedly introduced by Arabic
    merchants from East Africa. This instrument type has
    equivalents in form and design in South and South-
    East Asia,
    • The stick zither is always combined with singing, and
    this is frequently to accompany dancing.
    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
    SANZA NGOMA
    Stick Zither

    Amzad
    Sanza
    AMZAD

    • The imzad (alternately amzad) is a single-string bowed


    instrument used by the Tuareg people in Africa.
    • Its body is made out of a calabash or wood which is
    covered by animal skin. The strings are made from
    horse hair and are connected near the neck, and runs
    over a two-part bridge. The round bow is also equipped
    with horse hair.
    • The imzad is only played by the women for example to
    accompany songs,[1] often during an evening
    ceremony called takket. However, there are modern
    attempts to promote the instrument as inherent to
    Tuareg culture.
    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
    SANZA NGOMA
    Stick Zither

    Amzad
    Sanza

    Xylophone
    XYLOPHONE
    • The xylophone is an ancient instrument that originated
    independently in Africa and Asia. Wooden bars were
    originally seated on a series of hollow gourds, ...
    • African villagers used the xylophone for various ceremonial
    purposes. Often, villagers used the xylophone in large
    orchestras or ensembles consisting of other wooden and
    gourd instruments. They played the instrument at tribal
    dances to reenact musically historical events or to pass along
    tribal tales.
    THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
    Presented to Teacher Shaina Sarmiento
    MAPEH 10
    Group 1
    Jan Espiritu

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