Musical Instruments and their Origin - Pt.III

 

Instrument

Origin

Cuatro

Latin America

Cuíca

Brazil

Culoepuya

Venezuela

Cümbüş

Turkey

Cymbal

Romania

Dabakan

Philippines

Daf 

Iran

Damaru

India, Nepal, Tibet

Đàn bầu

Vietnam

Đàn đáy

Vietnam

Đàn gáo

Vietnam

Đàn nguyệt

Vietnam

Đàn tam thập lục

Vietnam

Đàn tranh

Vietnam

Đàn tỳ bà

Vietnam

Danso

Korea

Davul

Turkey

Dayereh

Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Death growl

England

Den-den daiko

Japan

Denis d'or

 

Dhak

Bangladesh, India

Dhimay (Dhimaya)

Nepal

Dhol

Asia, India, Pakistan

Dholak

Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Diddley bow

US

Didgeridoo

Australia

Dihu

China

Dimdi

India

Diple (or dvojnice)

Croatia

Dizi

China

Djembe

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal

Dollu

India

Dombra

Azerbaijan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tatarstan, Uzbekistan

Domra

Russia

Doshpuluur

Tuva

Dotara

Bangladesh

Double bass

Western Europe

Double bell euphonium

United States of America

Doulophone/cuprophone

US

Dreadnought

 

Drum

 

Drum kit

North American

Drum machine

 

Dubreq stylophone

 

Duduk

Armenia

Dulcian

Western Europe

Dulcimer

England

Dulzaina

Spain

Dung-Dkar

Tibet

Dunun (Dundun)

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal

Dutar

Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Duxianqin

China

Dzhamara

Greece

Eigenharp

 

Ektara

India, Pakistan

Electric guitar

 

Electronic keyboard

 

Electronic organ

 

English horn

Western Europe

Erhu

China

Erxian

China

Esraj

India

Euphonium

Germany

EWI

 

Faglong/Fuglung

Philippines

Fegereng

Philippines

Ferrinho

Cape Verde

Fiddle

Western Europe

Fife

Portugal, Switzerland