Omukuli

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The omukuli, also known as Omulele, Endere, Omuyingiro or an African Flute, is a type of flute found in Uganda. [1] It is played both as a solo and accompaniment instrument. [2] It is made out of a variety of materials that have a square hole chipped out of one of the ends. It has finger holes that help in playing different pitches and melody.

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The player directs a stream of air over the sharp rim or on top of the pipe. It has a pentatonic scale, sol, la, do, re, mi, or do, re, mi, sol, la. Endere is tuned on the xylophone key since the xylophone is omnipresent throughout Uganda.

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  1. ↑ kawlaw (2022-09-12). "Uganda's Traditional Musical Instruments | Uganda Safaris Tours". Uganda Safaris. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  2. ↑ "Traditional Instruments of the Uganda people - text in English". www.face-music.ch. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
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