So I had a chance to speak with my father who after some inquiry got back to me with some precise information.

That instrument is called GNEGUETE. This term he obtained from an uncle of mine who is into various arts and very familiar with the village life. A similar instrument is the DARO, but that one is more used in the setting of the farmers' caste the other one is originally used by the hunters' caste.

They are indeed metallic instruments that are worn by the fingers and held in hand, the sound is made by the contact between the two as both hands come together.

It is evident that there is definite loss of the use of traditional instruments in Africa, this can be surprising where music is such an important part of life in many of its aspects. The government in Zimbabwe recently introduced their instruments into the school curricula, click below.

Zimbabwe revives ancient musical traditions