The Music of Africa

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African Instruments

• African Instruments - http://www.kalimba.co.za/

• The Visual Dictionary - http://www.infovisual.info/04/009_en.html

• Your World Instruments - http://www.yourworldinstruments.com/African-Instruments-s/126.htm

• Atlas of Plucked Instruments - http://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/africa.htm

• Audible Artwork - http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/aud_art/

• African Drummer - http://www.dancedrummer.com/

Drum Websites

• Ladzekpo Drumming and Dance Site - http://www.richardhodges.com/ladzekpo/

• Dance Drummer Website - http://www.dancedrummer.com/

• Traditional Dance Drummer Site - http://www.dancedrummer.com/trad.html

• World Beats - http://www.world-beats.com/Instru.htm

African Dance

• Diamano Cura - http://www.diamanocoura.org/

• Kankouran - http://www.kankouran.org/

• Bi-okoto - http://www.bi-okoto.com/

• History of African Dance - https://www.flodance.com/articles/5066594-the-history-of-african-dance

African Art

• Museum for African Art - http://www.africanart.org/

• National Museum of Art - http://www.nmafa.si.edu/

• African Art on the Internet - http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/art.html

• American Museum - Congo Exhibition - http://diglib1.amnh.org/

Instruments used in Agbekor Demonstration

• gankogui

  • View movie - http://www.dancedrummer.com/gan.html

  • View movie - http://www.dancedrummer.com/dsgan.html

• axatse

  • View movie - http://www.dancedrummer.com/axa.html

  • World Beats - http://www.world-beats.com/instruments/axatse_gonkoqui.htm

• kaganu

  • View movie 1 - http://www.dancedrummer.com/kag.html

  • View movie 2 - http://www.dancedrummer.com/dskag.html

• kidi

  • View movie 1 - http://www.dancedrummer.com/kid.html

  • View movie 2 - http://www.dancedrummer.com/dskid.html

• kloboto

  • Musical Instruments of Ghana - http://www.abadjarhythm.aviarts.com/