niggunim: mystical melodies associated with Hasidic Judaism
pandereta: a handheld drum from Puerto Rico with a stretched animal skin covering a round wooden frame
panduri: a fretted string instrument from the country of Georgia
plena: a song form of Puerto Rico using frame drums and improvised lyrics of social and political commentary; also known as the “sung newspaper”
puya: a song and dance form related to the cumbia of Colombia, although slightly faster rhythmically qanun: a predecessor of the harp and piano; often referred to as the Arabic or Turkish zither. salamuri: an ancient wind instrument from the country of Georgia salsa: popular hybrid of traditional Cuban and Puerto Rican music fused with American jazz instrumentation; developed in New York City and popularized throughout Latin America
samba de roda: a spontaneous dance from Brazil that is performed in a circle and has roots in Angola
sangen: a three-string instrument of Japan, used in many different styles of traditional music sikus: a panpipe of the indigenous highland culture of South America son: a popular song style of Cuba characterized by string accompaniment of guitar and percussion timbales: mid-sized Afro-Cuban drums played with sticks; popular throughout Latin music ‘ud: short-necked, fretless, plucked lute of the Arab world; the direct ancestor of the European lute uilleann pipes: the bellows-driven bagpipes of Ireland vallenato: a form of dance music from Colombia’s Atlantic coast; traditionally played with accordion and caja
yangqin: a Chinese version of the hammered dulcimer |