Barrel drum
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Barrel drums are a class of membranophone, or drum, characterized by a barrel-shape with a bulge in the middle. They are often one-headed and open at the bottom. Examples include the Vietnamese trong chau and the bendre of the Mossi of Burkina Faso.
[edit] Barrel drums
- Buk - Korea
- Dhak - India
- Dhol - India
- Dholak - North India, Pakistan, and Nepal
- Glong khaek - Thailand
- Glong songna - Thailand
- Glong thad - Thailand
- Kabaro - Ethiopia
- Kendhang - Indonesia
- Khol - India
- Mridangam - South India
- Pakhawaj - North India
- Sampho - Cambodia
- Tanggu - China
- Taphon - Thailand
[edit] References
- "534m Membranophones". SIL. http://www.sil.org/LinguaLinks/Anthropology/ExpnddEthnmsclgyCtgrCltrlMtrls/mMembranophones.htm. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
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