Msondo

The msondo (or msondro) is a type of drum played in the Swahili-speaking world, including Zanzibar and Comoros.^[1] It is featured in the region's genre of taarab or twarab music.

Construction

The Zanzibari version is described as "a slightly tapered, open-ended drum approximately 3 feet tall"^[2]

The Comorian version is described as made of a terra-cotta pitcher topped with goatskin.^[3]

References

^ Lawrence G. Potter (6 January 2009). The Persian Gulf in History. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-230-61845-9.
^ Dr Janet Topp Fargion (26 February 2014). Taarab Music in Zanzibar in the Twentieth Century: A Story of ‘Old is Gold’ and Flying Spirits. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-7546-5554-1.
^ Frank Tenaille (2002). Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music. Chicago Review Press. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-1-55652-450-9.

[Potter2009-1] Lawrence G. Potter (6 January 2009). The Persian Gulf in History. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-230-61845-9.

[Fargion2014-2] Dr Janet Topp Fargion (26 February 2014). Taarab Music in Zanzibar in the Twentieth Century: A Story of ‘Old is Gold’ and Flying Spirits. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-7546-5554-1.

[Tenaille2002-3] Frank Tenaille (2002). Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music. Chicago Review Press. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-1-55652-450-9.

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