List of Caribbean aerophones
List of aerophones used in Caribbean music, including the islands of the Caribbean Sea, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Belize, and Bermuda.
| Instrument | Tradition | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| accordion |
Dominican Republic | 4 | Used in popular merengue, where it replaced the guitar. |
| accordion |
Belize | 3 | Used in Belizean Brukdown. |
| bois bourrique | See vaccine | - | |
| botija botijuela, bunga |
Cuba | 4 | Empty jug, sometimes with a hole on the side, used in rural folk genres like son |
| botijuela | See botija | - | |
| bugle |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Original source of the melody in steelpan |
| bunga | See botija | - | |
| cayambouque |
Haiti | 4 | Cow horn, used for signalling |
| clarinet |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Used in traditional calypso |
| clarinet |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Later addition to the tamboo bamboo ensembles |
| conchshell {{{Other names}}} |
Garifuna music | 423.110 | Conch shell horn, used for signalling, traditional drumming. |
| cornet |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Used in traditional calypso |
| flute |
Dominican Republic | 4 | Used to accompany upper-class merengue in the later 19th century |
| harmonium |
Indo-Caribbean | 4 | Used in chutney music |
| kartal |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Harmonium, used in chutney |
| lambis |
Haiti | 423.11 | Conch shell horn, used for signalling |
| saxophone |
Garifuna music | 4 | Used in Garifuna Punta |
| saxophone |
Dominican Republic, Cuba, | 4 | Used in merengue, where it is the main instrumentation for the jaleo. Used in popular Cuban bands. |
| trumpet |
Cuba | 4 | Used in comparsa pre-Easter celebrations |
| trumpet |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Later addition to the tamboo bamboo ensembles |
| trumpet |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Used in the Spiritual Baptist musical tradition |
| vaccine bois borrique |
Haiti | 423 | Made of bamboo |
| von-von |
Haiti | 412.22 | Bullroarer, used in Rara ceremonies |