The following is a list of musical instruments from the Africa continent as well as their countries or regions of origin.
A Adungu (Uganda) African fiddle African harp (Sub-Saharan) Agogô (West Africa) Ahoko Algerian mandole (Algeria) Amakondere (Uganda) Anglo concertina Arghul (North Africa) B Balafon (Mali) Banjo music Batá drum (Nigeria) Begena (Ethiopia) Belly harp (West Africa) Bendir (North Africa) Bobre (Mauritius) C Calabash (percussion) Castanets Cavaquinho (Mozambique) D Deze (Zimbabwe) Djembe (West Africa) Dunun (West Africa) E Endingidi (Uganda) Endongo (Uganda) Erikundi G Goblet drum Goema (South Africa) H Hosho (instrument) (Zimbabwe) I Ilimba (Tanzania) Ilimba drum (Zimbabwe) Inanga (instrument) (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo) J Janzi (musical instrument) (Uganda) K Kabosy (Madagascar) Kakaki (Ethiopia) Kalimba (West Africa) Kalindula (Southern Africa) Kalumbu (Zimbabwe) Kayamb (Mauritius) Kebero (Ethiopia) Kissar (Ethiopia) Kontigi (West Africa) Krakebs (Algeria) Krar (Ethiopia) Kwitra (Algeria) L Lamellophone Lesiba (Southern Africa) Litungu (Kenya) Lokanga bara (Madagascar) M Malimbe (Congo) Marovany (Madagascar) Matepe (Zimbabwe) Masenqo (Ethiopia) Mbira (Zimbabwe) Mišnice Mizwad (Algeria) Musical bow (Southern Africa) Msondo (Tanzania) N Ndzendze (Comoros) Ndzumara (Comoros) Ngoni (West Africa) Nyatiti (Kenya) Nyele (Zambia)
O Obokano (Kenya) Omubanda (Uganda) Omukuli (Uganda) Orutu (Kenya) Oud (Somalia)
R Rakatak (Ghana) Ralé-poussé (Réunion) Ramkie (Southern Africa) Ravanne (Mauritius) Rhaita (Morocco) Rock gong (West Africa) S Segankuru (Botswana) Shekere (West Africa) Sintir (Algeria) Sistrum (Ethiopia) Slit drum (found throughout Africa) Sodina (Madagascar) T Taarija (Morocco) Tadghtita (Algeria) Tanbūra (lyre) (Somalia) Tar (drum) Taralila (Madagascar) Tbilat (Morocco) Tom (Ethiopian instrument) (Ethiopia) Trough zither (East and Central Africa) U Udu (Nigeria) Uhadi musical bow (Southern Africa) V Valiha (Madagascar) W Washint (Ethiopia) Wazza (Sudan) X Xalam (West Africa) Xylophone Z Zeze (instrument) (Sub-Saharan Africa) Zukra (Libya) Zurna (Algeria)