Its three traditional instruments are:

The caja vallenata: a small drum held between the knees and played with bare hands. It was used by the African slaves brought by the Europeans. Similar to a tambora drum.
The guacharaca: a wooden, ribbed stick similar to a sugar cane, accompanied by a fork that when rubbed together emits a scraping sound. It was used by the aborigines to imitate the song of the guacharaco, a bird from the region, to hunt and perform dancing rites.
The accordion: three-line button, German-origin accordion. . Accordions in Colombia and Panama sometimes have custom made tones especially made for Vallenato and Cumbia

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Slide Set on COLOMBIAN MUSIC, created by Oscar Espinosa on 09/08/2017.