valiha
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Within Vinony's link graph, valiha is referenced by 62 other articles, and connects out to Madagascar, International Standard Book Number and David.
It is catalogued under topics including Bamboo musical instruments, Idiochords and Malagasy musical instruments.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical instrument
- Image
- Valiha - SMV - F544 01.tif
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- Commons category
- Valiha
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 312.11
- indigenous to
- Madagascar
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Construction
- Players
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
250px|thumb|right|A valiha player in Ambohimahasoa, central Madagascar right|Lullaby played on valiha 250px|thumb|right|Valiha orchestra at the Paris World Exposition of 1931 thumb|Valiha with larger diameter bamboo tube
The valiha is a tube zither from Madagascar made from a species of local bamboo; it is considered the "national instrument" of Madagascar. The term is also used to describe a number of related zithers of differing shapes and materials.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “valiha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.