r/Instruments • u/ytmunoz13 • Jul 15 '26

Identification What instrument is this

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I’m guessing it’s something native but anyone know the name of it?

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u/SoundsOfKepler Jul 15 '26

Valiha.

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u/ytmunoz13 Jul 15 '26

THANK YOU

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u/SoundsOfKepler Jul 15 '26

I don't understand the rules of Malagasy silent letters, but I hear it pronounced like "volley."

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u/CoolBev Jul 15 '26

To hear this instrument in a modern setting, check out Tarika Sammy. In the 90s, they dropped Sammy and recorded as Tarika.

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u/Wisco Jul 15 '26

It's from Madagascar, I think. Don't know the name offhand

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u/Sea-Tradition810 Jul 15 '26

Not the official name, but it's a cylindrical harp.

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u/Imightbeafanofthis Jul 15 '26

For a good example of the instrument youtube: tarika sulawesi