Folk instrument

A folk instrument is a musical instrument that developed among common people and usually does not have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. Such an instrument is played in performances of folk music.

Violeiro playing, by Almeida Júnior.
The viola caipira is a Brazilian folk instrument.

Overview
The kulintang is a popular and religious musical instrument in many ethnic societies in eastern islands of maritime Southeast Asia.

The instruments can be percussion instruments, or different types of flutes or trumpets, or string instruments that are plucked, hammered or use a form of bow.[1]

Some instruments are referred to as folk instruments because they commonly appear in folk music, even though they do not meet the criteria defining a folk instrument; an example is the harmonica.

List of folk instruments

References
  1. "Chapter 9" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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