Sodina (flute or sody or soly or antsoly or antsody) Muslim countries Bamboo, reed, light wood or plastic Between 10 to 40 cm (varies depending on the region where it was made) x 1 to 2 cm Museum of Art and Archeology of the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar

The sodina is a woodwind instrument of the family of aerophones.

This is an end-blown flute with six equidistant openings.
It appears, however, that flutes with three, four and five openings were played in Madagascar.

The etymology of the words sody, sodina and ankitsodina is found in Indonesia in the word "suling". This demonstrates its Australasian origin. From the technical perspective, however, it is related to the Arab flute.

The original form of the sodina is not known but today, flutes can play the diatonic scale or sometimes up to two octaves depending on their length.

Sodina are made in bamboo, reed, light wood or even plastic depending on the region. Their length may also vary.

They may be played as solo instruments or in an instrumental group; in the latter case, several flutes are accompanied by a large and a small drum. The traditional flute is played only by men, rarely by women. Today, however, young women are beginning to study it.