| Name | Image | Tradition | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igba |  | Nigeria | The igba is a tom-tom that has a beating surface of the same approximate diameter as a bongo. An igba may be as small as 7 inches, or as tall as 3 feet. Traditionally, the deeper shelled igba are played with the hand, while the shorter drums are played with a curved stick. In an ensemble these drums often lead, and are used to "talk" by the talking drummers. By hammering on the tuning wedges which line the perimeter of the skin, the player tightens the drum's skin (usually made from antelope) to achieve the desired pitch and tone. |
| Igil |  | Tuva | An igil (Tuvan- игил) is a two-stringed Tuvan musical instrument, played by bowing the strings. (It is called "ikil" in Western Mongolia.) The neck and lute-shaped sound box are usually made of a solid piece of pine or larch. The top of the sound box may be covered with skin or a thin wooden plate. The strings, and those of the bow, are traditionally made of hair from a horse's tail (strung parallel), but may also be made of nylon. Like the morin khuur of Mongolia, the igil typically features a carved horse's head at the top of the neck above the tuning pegs, and both instruments are known as the horsehead fiddle. |
| Ipu |  | Hawaii | Ipu is a percussion instrument made from gourds that is often used to provide a beat for hula dancing. There are two types of ipu, the ipu heke and the ipu heke 'ole. Both are made from gourds that have been cut off at the neck and hollowed. The ipu heke is two such gourds joined together with a hole cut in the top to allow the sound to escape. Ipu are usually polished smooth with sand or sandpaper. |
| Irish Bouzouki |  | Ireland | The Irish bouzouki (colloquially, the "zouk") is a derivative of the Greek bouzouki. Within a few years of the bouzouki's adoption in Ireland the Greek bouzouki began to be replaced by a design built specifically for Irish traditional music. The body was widened and in most cases a flat back with straight sides replaced the round, stave-built back of the Greek bouzouki. |
| Itótele |  | Cuba | Itótele is an intermediate-sized batá goblet-shaped drum from Cuba. It is made of wood and covered with skin. Red wax-like substance called ida or fardela sometimes is used to produce a duller sound. |
| Iyá |  | Cuba | Iyá is the largest batá goblet-shaped drum from Cuba. It is made of wood and covered with goatskin. Red wax-like substance called ida or fardela is used to produce a duller sound. Iyá is wrapped with bells and belts. |
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