| African music is the music of Africans who live in | | | | The akadinda is a king of xylophone; two groups |
| a large region of 50 nations, each with a special | | | | of African musicians are playing simultaneously. |
| culture, history and language, South of Sahara. | | | | The first group is playing repeatedly the same |
| Zulu musical instruments are part of this | | | | pattern; the second group plays to fill in the |
| multilingual culture. African music has some distinct | | | | missing sounds. Groups of Zulu musicians play also |
| characteristics: the use of repetition is one of | | | | using flutes, trumpets or xylophones. Each player |
| them. Another important characteristic is the | | | | plays a single note in a strange rotation with the |
| polyphony; this is the combination of different | | | | other players. The result is a polyphonic piece, |
| musical parts played simultaneously. | | | | characteristic to African music. |
| The history is marked by the awesome military | | | | Musical practices of South African people were |
| strategies of the Zulu King Shaka. The King's and | | | | observed from many years; Zulu musical |
| his warriors' campaign of expansion is well known | | | | instruments are obsolete. Venda mbila is an old |
| in world history. Zulu rich traditional culture includes | | | | Zulu musical instrument; it is not used anymore. |
| songs, dances and colorful rituals, Zulu musical | | | | Reed flutes, contrary, are still very popular. The |
| instruments are spectacular and original. A variety | | | | influence of foreign cultures and civilizations causes |
| of Zulu musical instruments are well known, s well | | | | many of old Zulu musical instruments to become |
| as the traditional Mine dance; Zulus have longtime | | | | obsolete. |
| used their music as a cry for freedom. | | | | Musical instruments such as tsonga - a horn, |
| African music is really rich in modes of expression: | | | | ingungu - a friction drum, nkoka - a drum, pedi - a |
| drum ensembles are using Zulu musical | | | | flute, venda - musical bow and stick, deze and |
| instruments from the percussion family. Each | | | | demba - thumb piano and resonatos, umfece - |
| drummer uses special methods to produce | | | | ankle rattles are almost obsolete. |
| sounds to distinguish his drum from the others. | | | | To preserve this awesome heritage of Zulu |
| Iron bells are very popular Zulu musical | | | | musical instruments, the necessary information |
| instruments; they are used to produce a repeated | | | | was entered into a database; each Zulu musical |
| sound to help the drummers to play at the | | | | instrument was digitally photographed to preserve |
| correct time. | | | | all information about it. |
| Zulu musical instruments, rare and very special | | | | |