From Sitar to Theremin — A Living Atlas of World Music.
Explore 522 traditional, classical and electronic instruments from 111 countries — sourced from Wikipedia and curated for discovery.
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Browse by Family
Six instrument families, one representative each — pick a sound to start.
Strings
Bowed, plucked and struck strings from every continent.
Percussion
Drums, gongs and shakers — the world’s heartbeat.
Wind
Flutes, reeds, brass and breath-driven instruments.
Keyboard
From the harpsichord’s pluck to the modern piano.
Electronic
Theremins, synthesizers and the new sound century.
Cross-cultural
Accordion, oud, koto — instruments that cross borders.
Featured instruments
A random handful from the catalogue — refresh for a new set.
Browse by country
Top countries by instrument count — see the full atlas for all 100+.
- USA (99)
- Japan (57)
- United States (26)
- Germany (20)
- India (18)
- China (13)
- France (12)
- United Kingdom (10)
- Europe (9)
- Italy (8)
- West Africa (8)
- Iran (8)
- Turkey (8)
- Multiple (7)
- Ireland (6)
- Russia (6)
- Brazil (6)
- Andes (5)
- Sweden (5)
- Spain (5)
- Korea (5)
- Cambodia (4)
- Switzerland (4)
- Worldwide (4)
- Australia (4)
- Scotland (4)
- Cuba (4)
- Indonesia (4)
- Egypt (3)
- Trinidad and Tobago (3)