Washint (Amharic: ዋሽንት) is an end-blown wooden flute originally used in Ethiopia.
Traditionally, Amharic musicians would pass on their oral history through song accompanied by the washint as well as the krar, which is a six stringed lyre, and the masenqo, a one string fiddle.
[1] Along with the Krar and the Masenqo, the Washint flute is one of the three most widespread traditional musical instruments in Ethiopia.
[2] The washint can be constructed using bamboo, wood or other cane, and increasingly flutes of metal and plastic tubes can be seen.
[4] It generally has four finger-holes, which allows the player to create a pentatonic scale.