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title="Bantowbol">Bantowbol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambasse_bey" title="Ambasse bey">Ambasse bey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bend-skin" title="Bend-skin">Bend-skin</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Specific forms</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">List of musical instruments</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsamassi" title="Tsamassi">Tsamassi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangambeu" title="Mangambeu">Mangambeu</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content-with-subgroup"> <table class="sidebar-subgroup"></table></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content-with-subgroup"> <table class="sidebar-subgroup"></table></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Regional music</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Africa" title="Music of Africa">Music of Africa</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Roger_Blench" title="Roger Blench">Roger Blench</a> (2009).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Idiophones"><a href="/wiki/Idiophone" title="Idiophone">Idiophones</a></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Idiophones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BalafonNord.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/BalafonNord.jpg/300px-BalafonNord.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/BalafonNord.jpg/450px-BalafonNord.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/BalafonNord.jpg/600px-BalafonNord.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Slit_gong" class="mw-redirect" title="Slit gong">Slit gong</a> in Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Idiophone" title="Idiophone">Idiophones</a> of Cameroon include <a href="/wiki/Percussion" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion">percussion</a> instruments, untuned idiophones, tuned idiophones (<a href="/wiki/Xylophone" title="Xylophone">xylophones</a>), concussion instruments, and other instruments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Percussion"><a href="/wiki/Percussion" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion">Percussion</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Common throughout much of Africa, the tropical Americas, and Oceania. Called <i>egyʉ̂k</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ejagham_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ejagham language">Ejagham</a>, and also played by the <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Oroko</a> people and by <a href="/wiki/Nen_language_(Cameroon)" title="Nen language (Cameroon)">Tunen</a> speakers.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Untuned_idiophones">Untuned idiophones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Untuned idiophones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Struck plaques</b> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Lithophone" title="Lithophone">Lithophones</a></b>: played by the <a href="/wiki/Mofu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mofu language">Mofu</a> of northern Cameroon, and also in Central Nigeria and throughout the world. Women of the <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a> and other nearby ethnic groups in <a href="/wiki/Bui_(Cameroon_department)" title="Bui (Cameroon department)">Bui Division</a> play flat lithophones. The <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a> lithophone consists of a <i>ncéw</i> (large flat stone) struck by a pair of <i>ncùy</i> (smaller stones).</li> <li><b>Struck iron plaque</b>: a pair of sticks is used to strike a triangular plaque made of iron. Played in southeastern Cameroon by the <a href="/wiki/Kwasio_language" title="Kwasio language">Kwasio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basaa_language" title="Basaa language">Basaa</a> peoples.<figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:InstrumentNordOuest1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/InstrumentNordOuest1.jpg/200px-InstrumentNordOuest1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/InstrumentNordOuest1.jpg/300px-InstrumentNordOuest1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/InstrumentNordOuest1.jpg/400px-InstrumentNordOuest1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/double_cloche_(instrument)" class="extiw" title="fr:double cloche (instrument)">Clapperless bells</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bamenda" title="Bamenda">Bamenda</a></figcaption></figure></li></ul></li> <li><b>Struck bars</b>: played in southwestern Cameroon by the <a href="/wiki/Basaa_language" title="Basaa language">Basaa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kwasio_language" title="Kwasio language">Kwasio</a>, and other ethnic groups, and also by the <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a> of northern Cameroon. A long piece of bamboo or log (<i>pilon</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a>) is struck by multiple people using a pairs of sticks. Called <i>disam</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a>.</li> <li><b>Struck vessels</b> <ul><li><b>Struck gourds</b>: <a href="/wiki/Calabash" title="Calabash">calabash</a> gourds struck using a pair of sticks. Played among women of northern Cameroon. Called <i>kálá</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>.</li> <li><b>Struck tortoise shell</b>: shells of <i><a href="/wiki/Kinixys_belliana" class="mw-redirect" title="Kinixys belliana">Kinixys belliana</a></i> and other <a href="/wiki/Tortoise" title="Tortoise">tortoise</a> species, used by the priests of the <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Oroko</a> and other peoples for religious incantations.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Clapperless bells</b>: made of iron or bronze. Historically used for chiefs, especially in the Grassfields region. For example, <a href="/wiki/Tikar_language" title="Tikar language">Tikar</a> chiefs historically had double bronze clapperless bells. Called <i>fìŋkuy</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>, <i>nzème mmó</i> or <i>kẅìʼ fùɔ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ngiemboon_language" title="Ngiemboon language">Ngiemboon</a>, and <i>nkwom</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bamun_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamun language">Bamun</a>. See <i><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/double_cloche_(instrument)" class="extiw" title="fr:double cloche (instrument)">double cloche</a></i> in French.</li> <li><b>Clapper bells</b>: examples include church bells, which have long structures inside that are used to strike the bell outside. Used by <a href="/wiki/Yamba_language" title="Yamba language">Yamba</a> and other peoples of the Grassfields region, where they were often made of bronze and used for chiefs' ceremonies. These bells are often arranged in fruit-like clusters, which are attached to a long bar.</li> <li><b>Pellet bells</b>: metal vessels with pellets inside. Played by the <a href="/wiki/Mankon_language" title="Mankon language">Mankon</a> and other peoples. <ul><li><b>Iron pellet bells</b>: typically crescent-shaped. Called <i>kéjyága</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ngiemboon_language" title="Ngiemboon language">Ngiemboon</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ngiemboon_language" title="Ngiemboon language">Ngiemboon</a> speakers also have a rattling iron stick/spear, which has crescent-shaped, pellet-containing bells welded to it.</li> <li><b>Spherical/oval pellet bells</b>: round or elliptical shape.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Rattles</b><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castagnette.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Castagnette.jpg/300px-Castagnette.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Castagnette.jpg/450px-Castagnette.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Castagnette.jpg/600px-Castagnette.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Vessel rattles made of wood in Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Vessel rattles</b>: similar to the <a href="/wiki/Maraca" title="Maraca">maracas</a> of South America. Materials can include coconut shells and wood.</li> <li><b>Basketry rattle</b>: can be cylindrically shaped, and are usually filled with grains. Called <i>kwedekwede</i> in <a href="/wiki/Zulgo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Zulgo language">Zulgo</a> and <i>mbàcà</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>, and also played by the <a href="/wiki/Fali_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Fali languages">Fali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dii_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Dii language">Dii</a>, <a href="/wiki/Voko_language" title="Voko language">Voko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mafa_language" title="Mafa language">Mafa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Parkwa_language" title="Parkwa language">Parkwa</a> peoples.</li> <li><b>Gourd vessel rattle</b>: can be conically shaped, and are made from calabash gourds. Called <i>dukuced</i> in <a href="/wiki/Zulgo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Zulgo language">Zulgo</a>, <i>kásákásá</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>, and <i>mbara</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a>.</li> <li><b>Gourd net rattles</b>: encased by nets with seeds strung into them. Called <i>ficáw</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>.</li> <li><b>Box rattle</b>: rectangular box made of slats from the <a href="/wiki/Raffia_palm" title="Raffia palm">raffia palm</a>, filled with seeds. Found in the <a href="/wiki/Nkamb%C3%A9" title="Nkambé">Nkambé</a> region, where it is called <i>cɛ́ɛ̀sáŋ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a> and <i>cɛ̀ɛ̀nsáŋ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Limbum_language" title="Limbum language">Limbum</a>.</li> <li><b>Palm-leaf box suspended rattles</b>: sets of small rectangular boxes made from dried <i><a href="/wiki/Borassus_aethiopum" title="Borassus aethiopum">Borassus aethiopum</a></i> leaves that are strung onto cords. They are wrapped around the ankles, legs, or wrists, and used in dances in northern Cameroon. Called <i>ghízgá</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>, and <i>txwtsa</i> in <a href="/wiki/Laamang_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Laamang language">Laamang</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tuned_idiophones_(xylophones)"><span id="Tuned_idiophones_.28xylophones.29"></span>Tuned idiophones (<a href="/wiki/Xylophone" title="Xylophone">xylophones</a>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tuned idiophones (xylophones)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BalafonOuest2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/BalafonOuest2.jpg/300px-BalafonOuest2.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/BalafonOuest2.jpg/450px-BalafonOuest2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/BalafonOuest2.jpg/600px-BalafonOuest2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Central Africa-type xylophone from western Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Xylophone" title="Xylophone">Xylophones</a> can have <a href="/wiki/Calabash" title="Calabash">calabash</a> or horn <a href="/wiki/Resonator" title="Resonator">resonators</a>. Calabash resonators are found through southern and central Cameroon, while horn resonators are found in parts of northeastern Nigeria, extending slightly into northern Cameroon. The <a href="/wiki/Mofu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mofu language">Mofu</a> people historically played a xylophone with a single horn resonator, along with calabash resonators. Northeast Nigerian cow horn resonators often have holes covered with spider webs to create a buzzing sound. </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Central_Africa" title="Central Africa">Central Africa</a>-type xylophones</b>: consist of a set of wooden planks laid on banana logs. These are becoming increasingly rare since they are less portable.</li> <li><b>Frame xylophones</b>: contain wooden frames and calabash gourd resonators. The <a href="/wiki/Beti_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Beti language">Beti</a> people play large ensembles of frame xylophones, which they call <i>mendzaŋ</i>. Also called <i>nzaŋa</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a> and <i>ǹjáŋ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bum_language" title="Bum language">Bum</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Concussion">Concussion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Concussion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Concussion sticks</b>: pairs of sticks strung together, and are played by the <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Oroko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ejagham_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ejagham language">Ejagham</a>, and other peoples. Called <i>ǹjâk</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ejagham_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ejagham language">Ejagham</a>.</li> <li><b>Concussion bells</b>: hollow bells, often of different shapes and sizes, strung together on a frame or iron ring (the latter being common in the <a href="/wiki/Mandara_Mountains" title="Mandara Mountains">Mandara Mountains</a>).</li> <li><b>Concussion rings</b>: iron rings strung together on an iron frame. Found in the <a href="/wiki/Mandara_Mountains" title="Mandara Mountains">Mandara Mountains</a>.</li> <li><b>Concussion rattles</b> <ul><li><b>Small dried fruit shells</b> strung together on a cord and attached to the ankles or waist. Played by the <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Oroko</a> and other peoples.</li> <li><b>Large dried fruit shells</b> filled with pellets, found in <a href="/wiki/Foumban" title="Foumban">Foumban</a> and other localities.</li> <li>Pod-shaped <b>iron ankle rattles</b> strung together on an iron ring, played by the <a href="/wiki/Yamba_language" title="Yamba language">Yamba</a> and other peoples.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Concussion spheres</b>: two spherical dried fruit shells strung together by a cord, typically played by women as rhythmic accompaniments to songs. Called <i>tɛ́rɛ́katɛ́tlí</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bana_language" title="Bana language">Bana</a>, and played by the <a href="/wiki/Laamang_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Laamang language">Laamang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guduf_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Guduf language">Guduf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mafa_language" title="Mafa language">Mafa</a>, and many other peoples of Cameroon.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Scraped idiophones</b>: a stick, wood block, or hollowed <a href="/wiki/Raffia" class="mw-redirect" title="Raffia">raffia</a> <a href="/wiki/Midrib" class="mw-redirect" title="Midrib">midrib</a> with notches is scraped to produce sounds. The Cuban <i><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCiro" title="Güiro">güiro</a></i> is derived from such instruments. Called <i>kenkpwaà</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>, <i>kwàkwàr</i> in <a href="/wiki/Limbum_language" title="Limbum language">Limbum</a>, and <i>kwàkwàr</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bamun_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamun language">Bamun</a>.</li> <li><b>Friction idiophones</b>: The <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a> <i>kèbweè ke coŋ ɛ́</i>, an open cylindrical drum with a stick attached to the inside of the drum, is played as part of the <i>coŋ</i> <a href="/wiki/Secret_society" title="Secret society">secret society</a> dance. The stick is rubbed against the skin to produce a squeaking sound. Called <i>ŋgwon</i> in a <a href="/wiki/Bamun_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamun language">Bamun</a> secret society. Very rare in Africa, although also reported from the <a href="/wiki/DR_Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="DR Congo">DR Congo</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membranophones"><a href="/wiki/Membranophone" title="Membranophone">Membranophones</a></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Membranophones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JoueursTamtam1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/JoueursTamtam1.jpg/200px-JoueursTamtam1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/JoueursTamtam1.jpg/300px-JoueursTamtam1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/JoueursTamtam1.jpg/400px-JoueursTamtam1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption>Drummers from southern Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Membranophone" title="Membranophone">Membranophones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Drum" title="Drum">drums</a>): </p> <ul><li><b>Pegged/nailed drums</b>: Called <i>dali</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a>, and <i>kèntóm</i>, <i>ǹcùm</i>, <i>ǹtàm</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>. Also played by the <a href="/wiki/Ngomba_language" title="Ngomba language">Ngomba</a> (who play them in pairs) and <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a>.</li> <li><b>Laced drums</b> <ul><li><b>Laced single-headed drums</b>: played by the <a href="/wiki/Fulani" class="mw-redirect" title="Fulani">Fulani</a> and Grassfields peoples. Called <i>muɔ sèm</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ngiemboon_language" title="Ngiemboon language">Ngiemboon</a>.</li> <li><b>Laced double-headed drums</b> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Hourglass_drum" title="Hourglass drum">Hourglass drums</a></b>: played by Muslim peoples in northern Cameroon. Often based on the <a href="/wiki/Hausa_music" title="Hausa music">Hausa</a> <i>kalungu</i>. Originated in the north of Cameroon, but also spread to the south. Called <i>ndinda</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bamun_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamun language">Bamun</a>. Also played by the <a href="/wiki/Muyang_language" title="Muyang language">Muyang</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Barrel_drum" title="Barrel drum">Barrel drums</a></b>: the two heads of the drums are beaten using hands or sticks. Some barrel drums have heads of unequal sizes, while others have equally sized heads. Among the <a href="/wiki/Central_Chadic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Chadic languages">Central Chadic languages</a>, it is called <i>timi</i> or <i>gwenderi</i> in <a href="/wiki/Muyang_language" title="Muyang language">Muyang</a>, <i>tèm</i> in <a href="/wiki/Vame_language" title="Vame language">Vame</a>, <i>àtìm</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ouldeme_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ouldeme language">Ouldeme</a>, <i>ʹgaŋgaŋ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mofu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mofu language">Mofu</a>, and <i>gáŋəka</i> or <i>tímé</i> in <a href="/wiki/Podoko_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Podoko language">Podoko</a>.</li> <li><b>Conical drums</b>: played in parts of northern Cameroon, where it is called <i>madan</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mbum_language" title="Mbum language">Mbum</a>.</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><b>Wedge-laced drums</b>: played only in southern Cameroon, including by the <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Oroko</a>.</li> <li><b>Screw-tensioned drums</b>: typically <a href="/wiki/Conga_drum" class="mw-redirect" title="Conga drum">conga drums</a>, which originated from the Caribbean and not directly from Africa.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chordophones"><a href="/wiki/Chordophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Chordophone">Chordophones</a></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Chordophones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:InstrumentistesNord2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/InstrumentistesNord2.jpg/200px-InstrumentistesNord2.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/InstrumentistesNord2.jpg/300px-InstrumentistesNord2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/InstrumentistesNord2.jpg/400px-InstrumentistesNord2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption>Harp and lute players from northern Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Chordophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Chordophone">Chordophones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stringed_instrument" class="mw-redirect" title="Stringed instrument">stringed instruments</a>):<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/African_harp" title="African harp">African harp</a></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Musical_bow" title="Musical bow">Musical bow</a></b>: originally hunting bows with vegetable fiber strings that are resonated in the mouth, and used for personal enjoyment.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spike_lute" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike lute">Spike lute</a></b>: called <i>gúlúm</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>, and also found throughout West Africa.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pluriarc" title="Pluriarc">Pluriarc</a></b>: a unique variant of the <a href="/wiki/Arched_harp" title="Arched harp">arched harp</a> in which each string has its own neck. Found in the Grassfields region. Called <i>komè</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a> and <i>paata</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bamun_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamun language">Bamun</a>. Called <i><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/hilun_hi_k%C3%B4ba" class="extiw" title="fr:hilun hi kôba">hilun hi kôba</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Bassa_language" title="Bassa language">Bassa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mvet" title="Mvet">Mvet</a></b>: a unique <a href="/wiki/Bar_zither" title="Bar zither">bar zither</a> found only in central Africa (Cameroon, <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a>, and a small part of the <a href="/wiki/DR_Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="DR Congo">DR Congo</a>).</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Arched_harp" title="Arched harp">Arched harp</a></b>: very widespread in Africa, and likely originated in North Africa several millennia ago. Typically with pentatonic tuning and 5-6 strings in Cameroon, and is especially prevalent in northern Cameroon. Among the <a href="/wiki/Central_Chadic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Chadic languages">Central Chadic languages</a>, it is called <i>tindu</i> in <a href="/wiki/Muyang_language" title="Muyang language">Muyang</a>, <i>kùléndéŋ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Vame_language" title="Vame language">Vame</a>, <i>kurndù</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ouldeme_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ouldeme language">Ouldeme</a>, <i>gànjával</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mofu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mofu language">Mofu</a>, <i>kélndèw</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mada_language" title="Mada language">Mada</a>, and <i>gàzlàmà</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>. See <i><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/kundi" class="extiw" title="fr:kundi">kundi</a></i> and <i><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ngombi" class="extiw" title="fr:ngombi">ngombi</a></i> in French.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Earth_bow" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth bow">Earth bows</a> and monochord harps</b>: played by the <a href="/wiki/Ngiemboon_language" title="Ngiemboon language">Ngiemboon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tsangi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tsangi language">Tsangi</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spike_fiddle" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike fiddle">Spike fiddle</a></b>: Called <i>kúkú</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aerophones"><a href="/wiki/Aerophone" title="Aerophone">Aerophones</a></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Aerophones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Aerophone" title="Aerophone">Aerophones</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wind_instrument" title="Wind instrument">wind instruments</a>) of Cameroon include flutes, trumpets/horns, reed, and other instruments: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flutes"><a href="/wiki/Flute" title="Flute">Flutes</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Flutes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/End-blown_flute" title="End-blown flute">End-blown flutes</a></b> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/End-blown_flute" title="End-blown flute">End-blown flutes</a> without mouthpiece</b> <ul><li><b>Cylindrical <a href="/wiki/End-blown_flute" title="End-blown flute">end-blown flutes</a> without mouthpiece</b>: similar to the Arab <i><a href="/wiki/Ney" title="Ney">ney</a></i>. Called <i>shilashila</i> in Kanuri and <i>mbáyá</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>. In northern Cameroon, it is often made from bark, such as among the <a href="/wiki/Mofu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mofu language">Mofu</a> people of the <a href="/wiki/Maroua" title="Maroua">Maroua</a> region.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Panpipes" class="mw-redirect" title="Panpipes">Panpipes</a></b>: typically played by women in the <a href="/wiki/Mandara_Mountains" title="Mandara Mountains">Mandara Mountains</a>. A 3-pipe version is called <i>zə̀léŋ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mofu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mofu language">Mofu</a>.</li> <li><b>Conical end-blown flute ensembles</b>: animal horns blown across the top, sometimes with 1-2 fingerholes, and played in ensembles of 5-8 instruments. Found in the <a href="/wiki/Mandara_Mountains" title="Mandara Mountains">Mandara Mountains</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mbam_languages" title="Mbam languages">Mbam</a>-speaking areas, and among the <a href="/wiki/Ouldeme_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ouldeme language">Ouldeme</a> people.</li> <li><b>Cruciform wooden whistle</b>: blown across the top like a panpipe, with two fingerholes on the side. Often played as part of dances and for communication by hunters, and are also part of Brazilian <a href="/wiki/Samba" title="Samba">samba</a> music. Called <i>ǹdoŋ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Vessel_flute" title="Vessel flute">Vessel flute</a></b>: made using round calabash gourds and tubular resonators, and played by the <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bevel" title="Bevel">Bevel</a> flutes</b> <ul><li><b>Bevel flutes without fingerholes</b>: played in the <a href="/wiki/Mandara_Mountains" title="Mandara Mountains">Mandara Mountains</a>.</li> <li><b>Single-note bevel flute ensemble</b>: played in the Grassfields region, including by the <a href="/wiki/Mankon_language" title="Mankon language">Mankon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bandjoun_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandjoun language">Bandjoun</a> peoples.</li> <li><b>Multiple-note bevel flute ensemble</b>: played in the <a href="/wiki/Mandara_Mountains" title="Mandara Mountains">Mandara Mountains</a> by boys after circumcision ceremonies.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Notch flute</b>: the blowing end of the flute has an indented "V" shape. Played by ensembles in the Grassfields region.</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Transverse_flute" title="Transverse flute">Transverse flute</a></b>: called <i>odin</i> in <a href="/wiki/Eton_language" title="Eton language">Eton</a>. Also played by the Yaounde and other peoples further to the southeast, especially in the <a href="/wiki/DR_Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="DR Congo">DR Congo</a>. Generally rare in Cameroon.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Duct_flute" class="mw-redirect" title="Duct flute">Duct flute</a></b>: flutes that make sounds via side openings, like whistles (which can be cylindrical or snail-shaped in Cameroon). Typically used to call for change in movement during dances.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trumpets_and_horns">Trumpets and horns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Trumpets and horns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FluteNordOuest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/FluteNordOuest.jpg/200px-FluteNordOuest.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/FluteNordOuest.jpg/300px-FluteNordOuest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/FluteNordOuest.jpg/400px-FluteNordOuest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption>End-blown horn from the Grassfields region of Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">Trumpets</a></b> <ul><li><b>Long metal trumpet</b>: made of bronze, brass, or other metals. Played in pairs or sometimes in groups of up to 6, in northern Cameroonian Islamic courts together with <i><a href="/wiki/Algaita" title="Algaita">algaita</a></i> shawms. Also played with end-blown wooden horns in <a href="/wiki/Foumban" title="Foumban">Foumban</a>. Called <i><a href="/wiki/Kakaki" title="Kakaki">kakaki</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Bamum_language" title="Bamum language">Bamum</a>.</li> <li><b>Cylindrical trumpet</b>: called <i>kènffuy</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>, <i>kìnsɨɨ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Limbum_language" title="Limbum language">Limbum</a>, and <i>cǔ</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ngiemboon_language" title="Ngiemboon language">Ngiemboon</a>. Also played by the <a href="/wiki/Bana_language" title="Bana language">Bana</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mandara_Mountains" title="Mandara Mountains">Mandara Mountains</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Horns</b> <ul><li><b>Transverse-blown horn</b>: Made using cow horns, antelope horns (historical but now uncommon), ivory (in Grassfields courts), or wood. Usually played by men, such as in courts in the Grassfields, although <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Oroko</a> women play it. Called <i>kèmbaa</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a> and <i>káál shí</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>.</li> <li><b>End-blown horn</b>: found in the Grassfields region, but rare in the rest of Cameroon and Africa. In Foumban, the <i>tatat</i> and <i>tiratira</i> types are played. Made from carved wood by the <a href="/wiki/Nso_language" title="Nso language">Nso</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reeds">Reeds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reeds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:InstrumentisteNord3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/InstrumentisteNord3.jpg/300px-InstrumentisteNord3.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/InstrumentisteNord3.jpg/450px-InstrumentisteNord3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/InstrumentisteNord3.jpg/600px-InstrumentisteNord3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Algaita" title="Algaita">Algaita</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shawm" title="Shawm">shawm</a>) player from northern Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Double reeds (<a href="/wiki/Shawm" title="Shawm">shawms</a>)</b>: a likely medieval introduction from the <a href="/wiki/Maghreb" title="Maghreb">Maghreb</a>. Derived from the <i><a href="/wiki/Ghaita" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghaita">ghaita</a></i> of the <a href="/wiki/Maghreb" title="Maghreb">Maghreb</a>, they are called <i><a href="/wiki/Algaita" title="Algaita">algaita</a></i> or <i>alacita</i> and are played in Islamic court ensembles in northern Cameroon, together with long trumpets.</li> <li><b>Single reeds (<a href="/wiki/Clarinet" title="Clarinet">clarinets</a>)</b>: found throughout the <a href="/wiki/Sahel" title="Sahel">Sahel</a>. Calabash gourd resonators are sometimes attached at one end. Often made by children after <a href="/wiki/Sorghum" title="Sorghum">sorghum</a> harvests. Called <i>líkò</i> in <a href="/wiki/Lagwan_language" title="Lagwan language">Lagwan</a>.</li> <li><b>Whirling aerophones (<a href="/wiki/Bullroarer" title="Bullroarer">bullroarer</a>)</b>: flat, diamond-shaped piece of wood with a string attached to it. When spun around, it produces a roaring sound, as if that of a spirit. Often used in secret societies.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others_2">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Percussion aerophones</b> <ul><li><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stamping_tube&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stamping tube (page does not exist)">Stamping tubes</a></b>: long hollow tube used for stamping, like a <a href="/wiki/Pestle" class="mw-redirect" title="Pestle">pestle</a>. One end is closed to allow for stamping. Sounds vary depending on how long or wide the tube is.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Percussion_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion vessel">Percussion vessels</a></b> <ul><li><b>Struck spherical vessels</b>: made from dried calabash gourds in Cameroon and from pottery in Nigeria. The pitch can vary depending on the amount of air expelled by striking the vessel. One hand strikes a hole on the top, and another hand strikes a hole on the side. Played by the <a href="/wiki/Ngiemboon_language" title="Ngiemboon language">Ngiemboon</a> and other ethnic groups, often in pairs.</li> <li><b>Snail shells</b>: dried snail shells with perforated holes that are struck against the body to create various sounds, as the holes are opened and closed. Women use them as rhythmic accompaniments to songs.</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><b>Voice disguisers</b>: used to speak the voices of spirits and ancestors in <a href="/wiki/Masquerade_ceremony" title="Masquerade ceremony">masquerades</a>, <a href="/wiki/Initiation_ceremonies" class="mw-redirect" title="Initiation ceremonies">initiation ceremonies</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Secret_society" title="Secret society">secret societies</a>. Typically <a href="/wiki/Eunuch_flute" title="Eunuch flute">mirlitons</a>, like <a href="/wiki/Kazoo" title="Kazoo">kazoos</a>, although spherical clay pots and wooden megaphones are also used.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lamellophones"><a href="/wiki/Lamellophone" title="Lamellophone">Lamellophones</a></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Lamellophones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JoueurSanzaOuest1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/JoueurSanzaOuest1.jpg/200px-JoueurSanzaOuest1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/JoueurSanzaOuest1.jpg/300px-JoueurSanzaOuest1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/JoueurSanzaOuest1.jpg/400px-JoueurSanzaOuest1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption>Sansa from western Cameroon</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Sansa (<a href="/wiki/Thumb_piano" class="mw-redirect" title="Thumb piano">thumb piano</a>)</b>: played in the Grassfields region. Called <i>ntákùp</i> in <a href="/wiki/Limbum_language" title="Limbum language">Limbum</a>, <i>mambila</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bamun_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamun language">Bamun</a>, and <i>ǹtáká</i> in <a href="/wiki/Noni_language" title="Noni language">Noni</a>. Widespread throughout Africa.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Timbrh" title="Timbrh">Timbrh</a></b>: played by the Mambila People</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_ensembles"><a href="/wiki/Musical_ensemble" title="Musical ensemble">Musical ensembles</a></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Musical ensembles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Polyphonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Polyphonic">Polyphonic</a> <a href="/wiki/Wind_ensemble" class="mw-redirect" title="Wind ensemble">wind ensembles</a></b>: common throughout sub-Saharan Africa, ranging to West Africa to East Africa, and all the way down to <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. Typically wind and percussion instruments (usually flutes, drums, and iron bells in Cameroon), which are played by men in egalitarian societies. Women do not play instruments and only sing if participating.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Cameroon" title="Music of Cameroon">Music of Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_musical_instruments_by_Hornbostel%E2%80%93Sachs_number" title="List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number">List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_musical_instruments_of_Cameroon&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Blench, Roger. 2009. <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rogerblench.info/Ethnomusicology/Papers/Africa/Cameroun/Cameroun%20musical%20instruments%20book.pdf">A guide to the musical instruments of Cameroun: classification, distribution, history and vernacular names</a></i>. Cambridge: <a href="/wiki/Kay_Williamson" title="Kay Williamson">Kay Williamson</a> Educational Foundation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Blench, Roger. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rogerblench.info/Ethnomusicology/Papers/Africa/Instruments/Strings/AfstringOP.htm">African chordophones</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Batchou, Frank William. 2011. <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogfrankwilliam.com.over-blog.com/article-le-hilun-bassa-a-l-ancetre-de-la-guitare-moderne-protege-a-l-oapi-69894954.html">Le Hilun bassa’a, l’ancêtre de la guitare moderne protégé à l’Oapi</a></i>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li>Blench, Roger. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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