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For the love of instruments, have a look at these portraits of traditional musical instruments from different parts of Africa.

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Drum "ditumba dya ndanya" from the Luba people of DR Congo Wood reptile skin. Photo: tribal art auction

Drum “ditumba dya ndanya” from the Luba people of DR Congo Wood reptile skin. Photo: tribal art auction

Babatunde Olatunji African Music, com

Babatunde Olatunji. Photo: africanmusic.com

Cameroon Photo The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cameroon Photo:The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Photo: Fowler Museum at UCLA DCR Luba people.

Photo: Fowler Museum at UCLA DCR Luba people.

Lamellophone, or ”thumb piano” (kasanji) from the Luba people of DR Congo,Wood and metal. Photo: collections.fowler.ucla.edu

Lamellophone, or ”thumb piano” (kasanji) from the Luba people of DR Congo,Wood and metal. Photo: collections.fowler.ucla.edu

Photo: farm4.static.flickr.com

Photo: farm4.static.flickr.com

Photo: MM/Flickr

Photo: MM/Flickr

Man from a Ingasana tribe playing Vaza. Photo: Vít Hassan

Man from a Ingasana tribe playing Vaza. Photo: Vít Hassan

 

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