Ashiko
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| Classification | African Percussion instrument, Head can be goatskin, elk skin, or deerskin, body of hardwood. |
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| Sakara, Djembe | |
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An ashiko (Aṣíkò) is a kind of drum shaped like a truncated cone and meant to be played with bare hands. The drum is played throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas. The Ashiko has three primary tones, bass, tone and slap, just like the Djembe. Ashiko is the male version of djembe.[citation needed]
The Ashiko drum, played by a skilled musician, can make a variety of tones, similar to the dundun or talking drums of Nigeria. It is associated with a whole genre of music of the same name and adherents of the Christian religion, as practiced in Nigeria.
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quality pine stave ashiko drum
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girl on a modern ashiko
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