Musical Instruments and their Origin

 

Instrument

Origin

Accordina

Italy

Accordion

Europe

Accordola

United States of America

Adungu

Uganda

Aeolian harp

Germany

Afoxé

Edo (Nigeria), Brazil

Agida

Suriname

Agogô

Yoruba

Agung

Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines

Air horn

 

Ajaeng

Korea

Akkordolia

Austria, Germany

Alboka

Basque Country

Alfaia

Brazil

Algaita

Niger

Algerian mandole

Algeria, Berbers, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia

AlphaSphere

 

Alphorn

Switzerland

Alto horn

Belgium

Angélique

 

Angklung

Indonesia

Apinti

Suriname

Appalachian dulcimer

Germany, United States

Arbajo

Nepal

Archlute

Western Europe

Arghul

Egypt, Syria, Turkey

Arobapá

Cuba

Arpeggione

Austria

Ashiko

Yoruba

Atabaque

Brazil

Atenteben

Ghana

Audiocubes

 

Aulos

 

Autoharp

US

Aztec Death Whistle

Mexico

Babendil

Philippines

Baboula

Grenada

Bağlama

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kurdistan, Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan

Bagpipe

Europe

Bajo sexto

Mexico

Bak

Korea

Balaban

Montserrat

Balafon

Africa, Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal

Balalaika

Russia

Balsié

Dominican Republic

Bamboula

Haiti

Bamileke log drum

Africa, Asia

Bandola

Colombia, Venezuela

Bandolin

Ecuador

Bandolón

Mexico

Bandoneón

Latin America

Bandora

 

Bandura

Ukraine

Bandurria

Aragon, Philippines, Spain

Banhu

China

Banjo

North America

Banjo ukulele

US

Bansuri

India

Bara

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali

Barbat

Armenia, Iran

Baritone horn

Germany

Baritone voice

 

Barrel drum

Cuba

Barriles

Puerto Rico

Baryton

England

Bass drum

 

Bass pedals

 

Bassoon

Western Europe

Batá drum

Cuba, Nigeria, Yoruba

Bawu

China