| Name | Image | Description | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adungu |  | The adungu is a 9-string or 10-string arched harp of the Alur people of northwestern Uganda. The adungu may be played alone (in which case the soloist often sings as they play the adungu) or in an ensemble. The adungu is one of many arched harps found in sub-Saharan Africa. The adungu may be played for diverse purposes including personal pleasure, nightclub and concert music, therapy of the mentally ill, and Christian worship. | |
| Amadinda |  | Amadinda is a log xylophone from the Ugandan kingdom of Buganda. It consists of 12 wooden bars placed on two fresh banana stems. Sticks are inserted into the stems as separators between the bars. The bars are normally made from the wood of the Lusamba tree (Markhamia plarycalyx). The amadinda (or madinda) is played by three musicians called omunazi, omwawuzi and omukoonezi, respectively. One of these sits on one side of the xylophone, the other two on the other. Different seating arrangements are possible. Amadinda is used in the courtly music of the Kabaka, the king of Buganda. | |
| Ennanga |  | Ennanga is an open harp developed by the people of Uganda. It has a neck and a resonator with a string holder but lack a supporting pillar to complete the triangle. In the ennanga harp, scales of a kind of goana are fixed on the instrument in such a way that the vibrating strings will touch it. This gives a crackling timbre to the sound. The ennanga has only eight strings, so parallel octaves can only be played within a restricted interval. The ennanga harp is used in the courtly music of the Kabaka, the king of Buganda. | |
| Ngoma Drum |  | Ngoma drums are used in central, eastern and southern Africa. The name is applied to different types of drum in different regions. The original Ngoma was created from an old mortar that was worn all the way through by Queen Marimbas’ cook. Queen Marimba took this mortar and attached an animal skin to the top of it creating the world’s first drum. The Baganda people of Uganda have a special relationship with Ngoma, so much so that it is thought by many people that theirs is the country where this type of drum actually originated. The Ngoma is used for communication and celebration and is also a symbol of authority. | |
| Ngombi |  | The ngombi is a harp zither used by a group called Ndere Troupe to perform traditional music from across Uganda. It is also used in Pygmy music by Central African Republic people. |
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