Senegal
"Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons" (Pluck Your Koras, Strike the Balafons)

Words by: Léopold Sédar Senghor
Music by: Herbert Pepper
Adopted: 1960

The "koras" (a harp-lute) and "balafons" (drums) mentioned in the anthem title are native instruments to this African nation, and can be used in the playing of the national anthem. The composer of the music also composed the music for the Central African Republic anthem, and the words were by Senegal's first president.