page_title: Valiha
hierarchical_section_title: Valiha
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: concert à Reims.
context_page_description: The valiha is a tube zither from Madagascar made from a species of local bamboo; it is considered the "national instrument" of Madagascar. The term is also used to describe a number of related zithers of differing shapes and materials.
  Aside from recreational music, the valiha is also used for ritual music to summon spirits.
context_section_description: The valiha is a tube zither from Madagascar made from a species of local bamboo; it is considered the "national instrument" of Madagascar. The term is also used to describe a number of related zithers of differing shapes and materials.
  Aside from recreational music, the valiha is also used for ritual music to summon spirits.
caption: Valiha with larger diameter bamboo tube.
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