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The kora is an instrument from west Africa that has 21 strings. The body is made from a gourd. The strings are plucked while facing the player.

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Sona Jobarteh & Band: Kora Music from West Africa

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The mandolin has 4-6 pairs of strings, each tuned to the same pitch. It has a pear-shaped body. Mandolins are popular in many countries. It may have originated in Italy.

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Tarantella Napoletana - Italian Mandolin music by Antonio Calsolaro

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The sitar has 18-21 strings! 6-7 of the strings are not played, they just ring when some of the other strings are played. It takes many years to learn to play this instrument.

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Ukelele is an instrument from Hawaii. It looks like a mini guitar, but only has 4 strings (guitar has 6). Chords are strummed, as in a guitar.

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Everybody Gets A Kitten - jeremy messersmith

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From "11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele: A Micro-Folk Record For the 21st Century And Beyond" Download/Stream http://smarturl.it/obscenelyoptimistic Director: Alex Horner Additional Camera Support: Josh Becker Creative Director: Phil Jones Filmed at Summer Winter Studio in St. Paul, MN

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The banjo is from the United States. Banjos have 4 strings, a metal frame and a wooden back. The strings are plucked in a broken-chord style.

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béla fleck and the flecktones (musical group)

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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Montreal Jazz Festival - 1998-07-04

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Uploaded by LeDavDave Project on 2015-06-10.

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The shamisen is from Japan. It has 3 strings and is plucked with a large shaped piece of ivory, horn or plastic. It is played to accompany Noh (Japanese puppet) Theater or as a solo instrument.

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in July 2001 Shinichi Kinoshita recorded music for "Over the sun, under the moon" - a film by Harry Rag, here now the complete first solo by that incredible artist.

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This instrument is from Russia. It has 3 strings, 2 of which are the same pitch. It comes in different sizes to produce higher or lower pitches. It can be played solo or with other balalaikas.

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Balalaika: Alexei Arkhipovskiy - Sharmanka