The valiha is a type of bamboo tube zither played by the Malagasy people. The valiha of Madagascar is related to other bamboo tube zithers of the large oceanic area connected by trade and migration of the Austronesian peoples throughout the Indo-Pacific region and comprising Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and other areas of South-East Asia and Oceania from Easter Island to the east to Magagascar to the west. Related bamboo tube zithers include the sasando of Rote Island of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, the kulibit, kollitong, saluray, togo, takumbu of the Philippines, kong ring or gong treng of Cambodia, krem, karaniing or kereb, pergram of Malaysia.
