Traditional Hispanic Instruments

An Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of open-bottomed drums of different sizes

A membranophone instrument used in Latin American, Spanish, and Portuguese folk music

A rattle filled with pebbles, beans, or seeds

Shallow, single-headed drums, usually with a metal-casing. Commonly used in salsa music

A tall, narrow, single headed drum from Cuba

A percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars that are struck with mallets

A Latin-American string instrument, traditionally having four strings

An Andean ten-string guitar made from an armadillo shell

Made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse, or mule. It's dried to loosen the teeth, allowing it to act as a rattle

A large, double-headed drum made from a hollowed tree trunk and calf or goat skin

A pair of wooden sticks, sometimes hollowed or carved

An Andean reed flute made from bones, clay, or bamboo

Made from a gourd plant called "higuera" with grooves carved in the side

A Peruvian percussion instrument; a wooden box played as a drum

A traditional panpipe made from bamboo reeds, originating from ancient civilizations of Peru

A six stringed guitar with Cuban origins

An Andean rattle made from sun-dried goat, llama, or sheep hooves