The Bavarian zither is a popular folk instrument in Bavaria and Austria. It comprises a hollow wooden body which acts as a resonating chamber over which multiple strings are suspended. Played by strumming and plucking the strings, one hand is used to play the melody and chord notes while the other reaches over the body to play bass notes.
The fiddle is a colloquial term given to the violin in Irish folk and American bluegrass music. The difference is not in the instrument itself, but in the stylistic aspect of its performance in the different genres. The term is also used colloquially to refer to upright chodophones thoughout Asia.
The Cuban model of the guiro is rounder in shape than the traditional guiro and results in a variation in tone against each groove. It is found throughout Central and Latin American music and is often played by the leader singer. Guiro is derived from the indigenous language of the Arawakan people and refers to the fruit of the guira.
The conga, also called tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Conga can classified into three main types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). It was developed in Afro-Cuban percussion music genres, where each player would play a single drum in ionterlocking parts with the other two.
Cuban bongo drums/Bongos are a percussion instrument comprising of two open bottom drums of different sizes that make different tones when struck. Traditionally the larger drum is referred to as the male drum and the smaller referred to as the female. Originally native to the eastern part of Cuba, the bongo drum is now found in all types of music. …
