Idiophone instruments in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and the liturgical music engage the senasel and a sistrum in addition, the clergy will use the prayer staffs or maqwamiya that maintain the beat.

The rural churches historically uses a dawal, which is made from a stone slabs or a pieces of wood to call the faithful to prayer, and also the Beta Israel uses a small gong that is called qachel as liturgical accompaniment, though quachel is also referred to as small bell. The torm, a lamellophone are used among the Nuer, Surma, Anuaqk, Majangir and other Nilotic groups, it is metal leg rattles that is common throughout the south.