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Sitar - India

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A plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Indian classical music, featuring a long neck and a gourd body. It has sympathetic strings that resonate with the played notes.

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Djembe - West Africa

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A rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originating from West Africa. It is a versatile drum that can produce a wide range of tones.

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Cuatro - Venezuela

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A small, four-stringed guitar originating from Venezuela. It is used in genres such as folk and joropo music.

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Didgeridoo - Australia

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A wind instrument traditionally made from hollowed-out eucalyptus wood. It is played with continuous respiratory technique called circular breathing.

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Steelpan - Trinidad and Tobago

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A musical instrument made from an oil barrel. It's played with mallets and is central to the music of Trinidad and Tobago, especially Calypso.

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Oud - Middle East

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A pear-shaped stringed instrument resembling a lute, used in traditional Middle Eastern music. It has a fretless neck and usually has 11 strings.

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Balalaika - Russia

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A Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden body and three strings that is typically played by strumming or plucking.

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Uilleann Pipes - Ireland

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A complex bagpipe setup, characterized by its rich and sweet tone, comprising of a bellows blown bag, chanter, drones, and regulators for harmonic accompaniment.

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Erhu - China

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A two-stringed bowed musical instrument, sometimes known as a Chinese violin, played vertically and used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras.

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Gamelan - Indonesia

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An ensemble of predominantly percussive instruments such as metallophones, drums, gongs, bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. It's central to the music of Java, Bali, and Lombok.

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Ney - Turkey/Iran

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An end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. The ney is a reed flute and one of the oldest musical instruments still in use.

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Koto - Japan

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A traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar to a zither, typically with 13 strings that are played seated on the floor.

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Bodhrán - Ireland

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An Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm. The body's depth ranges from a few inches to about a foot.

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Kamancheh - Iran

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A bowed string instrument with a long neck and a round body, known for its mournful and melodic tones, used in Persian classical music and related styles.

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Tabla - India

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A pair of drums consisting of a small right hand drum called dayan and a larger left hand drum called bayan, used primarily in Hindustani classical music and for accompaniment in other Indian music forms.

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Bandoneón - Argentina/Germany

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A type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay, essential for playing tango music. It is a free-reed instrument with a comprehensive and rich sound.

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Mbira - Zimbabwe

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An African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs.

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Hardanger fiddle - Norway

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A traditional stringed instrument similar to a violin but with additional sympathetic strings that resonate under the influence of the four main strings. Used in Norwegian folk music.

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Bagpipes - Scotland

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A woodwind instrument with a bag made of animal skin or synthetic materials which is inflated by a blowpipe. Melodies are played on the chanter, while the drone pipes produce a constant tone.

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Marimba - Central America

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A percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars struck with yarn or rubber mallets to produce musical tones. Often used in folk music and modern ensembles.

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Charango - Bolivia/Peru

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A small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, traditionally made with the shell of the back of an armadillo. It is a key instrument in the traditional music of the Andes.

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Pandeiro - Brazil

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A type of hand frame drum with metal jingles, similar to a tambourine. It is widely used in samba, choro, and other Brazilian music genres.

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Guqin - China

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A plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family. It has a rich history of ancient literature and philosophy and is often associated with scholars and sages.

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Accordion - Germany/Italy

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A portable free-reed instrument with a keyboard and bellows, producing sound by forcing air through reeds tuned to different pitches. It's used across a variety of genres from folk to classical.

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Gayageum - Korea

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A traditional Korean zither-like string instrument, with 12 strings, though more modern versions have 21 or more strings. It is played by plucking with fingers, or with a bamboo stick.

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