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Ubah - an Igede wooden drum, covered with skin at one end (Nigeria). Uboh - Nigerian thumb piano made with a decorated gourd.

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Ud - Short-necked Middle Eastern and North African lute. It is one of the most important instruments in Arabic classical music. There are many different spellings of the instrument: Oud, Oude, Outi, Aud, Aoud, Ud, Ûd, L'ud and 'Ud. the most common, however, are ud and oud. The Encyclopedia Britannica uses the spelling 'ud.

• Munir Bashir Oud and Traditional Music International Foundation

• Ud/Oud Web. An extensive Web site dedicated to the ud. It includes definitions, links to ud sites, musicians, CDs, luthiers, labels, etc.

• The Oud page. It includes a history of the ud, CDs, a message board and links. 
  

• http://www.oud.gr. A web site about the musical instrument oud, or ud, with Nikos Dimitriadis, from Greece, who gives descriptions and plays various improvisations (Taqasims),

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Udu drums - clay pot drums from Nigeria. They have two holes that are variously struck and covered with the hands. The sound produced by compression and release of the air inside it.

Ui - `Are`are struck instruments made from bamboo.

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Uilleann Pipes

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Ukelele - small Hawaiian guitar of Portuguese/Spanish origin. It has 4 nylon strings.

• http://www.ezfolk.com. An instructional website for guitar, banjo, and ukulele mostly geared towards beginners.

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Ukulele – see ukelele.  

'Uli 'Uli - Hawaiian percussion instrument. A small hollow gourd filled with seeds, sea shells or pebbles. A handle is attached, the tip of which is fringed with cock feathers. The dancer holds the 'uli 'uli in the right hand, shaking and striking it against the left hand, hip, knee, shoulder, or other parts of the body.

Uli' Uli' - Sumatran kite bow.

Umakweyana - a one string gourd instrument played by the women of Swaziland.

Umrubhe - a bowed mouth bow traditional to the Xhosa and Pondo peoples from South Africa. The string is bowed with a thin dry stick, while the tune is produced in the mouth.

Umtshingo -a traditional end-blown, bamboo flute. It has one finger hole at the bottom end (South Africa).

Utogardon - a string instrument from Moldova.

Uubi (uuhi) - `Are`are blown instruments made from bamboo.

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