Zulu Musical Instruments

Zulu traditional music is polyphonic, different musical parts are played at the same time. It makes use of repetition.

Venda mbila
akadinda- xylophone
drums
Iron bells
tsonga - a horn
ingungu - a friction drum
pedi - a flute
venda - musical bow and stick
deze and demba - thumb piano and resonatos
umfece - ankle rattles

Works Cited

Donaldson, Marcellus. The Musical Traditions and Instruments of the Zulu. Articlesbase Jan. 20, 2010