A term for these kinds of instruments in central parts of Africa
that are sometimes made from oil or gas cans. This sanza was
made by adapting a Hugh Tracey kalimba. In Western popular
music, terms such as sanza, kalimba, and mbira are often used
generically to indicate a general kind of instrument rather than
a specific traditional African instrument. The sanza pictured
below is from Sierra Leone (traditionally known as kondi) and
was the instrument that the late Collin Walcott (1945-1984) used
with the groups Codona and Oregon. Walcott used the term "sanza"
generically and tuned & played in a more personal or creative
style.