west AFRICAN
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“Hi - I just want to tell you how pleased I am with the djembe that I ordered from you. It came in great condition and was better than I ever thought. It has a very nice sound. I bought it for my husband who is a professional percussionist. He began getting into Latin percussion about 10 years ago and I thought he might enjoy something "a little different". I think he's going to love it! THANKS!!”
— Christine. New Jersey, USA
All our musical instruments are authentic professional instruments from West Africa. The craftsmen who built them are descended from families who have produced the same artifacts for generations. They have mastered the techniques of selecting materials and building quality instruments through the years. We have classified the instruments in 4 separate sections. You can get more information about each of these instruments via a link within each instrument picture gallery, including: brief history, description, tuning, detailed pictures, assembling process, and more.
Main percussive musical instruments
String musical instruments
Video featuring most of the main instruments on this page