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The world in tune: national musical instruments
What is the traditional sound of your country?
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Musical instruments are more than just devices created or adapted to make musical sounds. They are almost universal components of human culture. As well as making music, they serve specific purposes related to nonmusical contexts. Listening to music about others' stories and feelings can bring together people, communities, and nations. And a specific musical instrument can come to represent a national identity. With that said, do you know what your country's national musical instrument is?
Click through this gallery and tune in on the sound of your nation.
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