1. Nigerian Musical Instruments
Classifications and Visual Examples

2. VARIOUS Classifications AMONG Musical INSTRUMENTS
Iyq- To shake, rattle, or clap together.
Ekpili- Small round and Hollow bells of seed metal and basket relaced together.
Saw oro bata- Bells of different shapes used on Batter & Dun Dun drums as buzzers.
Seke-seke- Variously shaped metal rings and squares with Hollows for Pebbles or beads.
Ekput- Hourglass shaped belt like on both sides with clappers Loosely hanging inside both openings.
Ikpo-nketa - known as Clapper bells in English.
Nyo- Basket rattles or gourds covered with beads.
Aja- Wooden clappers and wooden or seed clefs also tortoise shells.
Iku- To strike a hard surface with a beater.
But they can be categorized into three groups:

3. Iti- to strike a membrane with hand or beater
Igba- The generic names describe all single and double Drums of all shapes and sizes
Igba-alusi- Set of drums that number from 2 drums to as many as five or more
Udu- Pot drums which were constructed from earthenware pots with handle and spherical opening on either side of the handle, or
pots with different water levels played with a fan
Ekere-mba- Graduated end differently tuned
drums arranged progressively in a rack and played
like the xylophone

4. Ikpo- to pluck or bow
Ubo- Several cane stalks bound together. The strings are made by raising the hard part of the canes on both sides. The front strings are played while the back strings act as resonators.
Une- This instrument looks like a hunter's bow. It is played with one end of the string in the mouth which acts as resonator, a cane or metal beater used to produce sound, and a short stick of soft wood used to very sound.
Ubo -akwara- Long-necked lute with 1 to 8 strings,
plucked or bowed
Ubo-aka- A calabash or wooden box on which is
mounted for to 18 metal tunnels it is played by plucking
the tongues.

5. Ifu- to blow
Odu-okike- Large and small horns made from elephant tusks, used as a trumpet. usually only owned by Nobles.
Akpele- Large and small animal horns, called acpele were made from Calabash.
Oja- Wooden or cane flute of various sizes. The wooden flutes are blown at the end and the cane flutes are blown by the side.
Oko- Long trumpets of silver or beaten brass.

6. Nigerian Musical Instruments

7. Nigerian Musical Instruments

8. Annotated Bibliography- MLA Format
Nzewi, Meki. “Folk Music in Nigeria: A Communion.” African Music, 1 Jan. 1980,
Lo-Bamijoko, J. N. “Classification of Igbo Musical Instruments, Nigeria.” African Music, 1 Jan. 1987,
Euba, Akin . “Nigerian Music: An Appreciation.” Negro History Bulletin, Vol. 24, Iss. 6, (Mar 1, 1961): kennesaw.edu/openview/6ea1c60247af406289e8cd7e9758f1fb/1.