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Two water drums. Water drums are a category of membranophone characterized by the filling of the drum chamber with some amount of water to create a unique resonant sound. Water drums are used all over the world, but are found most prominently in a ceremonial as well as social role in the Indigenous music of North America, as well as in African music.
The earliest mention of the jal tarang is found in Vatsyayana's Kamasutra, as playing on musical glasses filled with water. [1] Jal tarang was also mentioned in the medieval Sangeet Parijaat text, which categorized the instrument under Ghan-Vadya (idiophonic instruments in which sound is produced by striking a surface, also called concussion idiophones.)
Three kinds: a barrel drum, an hourglass drum and a goblet drum. Not pitched but tone can be changed with wax on drumhead Timbal: Brazil Unpitched 211.251.1 Membranophone Timbales: Cuba Unpitched 211.212.2 Membranophone Timpani: Pitched 211.11-922 Membranophone Also called kettle drums Tingsha: Tibet Unpitched 111.142 Idiophone Tom-tom drum ...
The mridangam is a double-sided drum whose body is usually made using a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood about an inch thick. The two mouths or apertures of the drum are covered with a goat, cow or buffalo skin and laced to each other with leather straps along the length of the drum.
5) Iro: This is the black substance that is found on the surface of the leather of Bata drum. It primary purpose is to vary the tones from different faces of the drum. It is usually obtained from a tree. all the faces of bata have this substance apart from the face that is called Ako- this face gives the highest tone in the drum.
There is a larger version called Periya Parai or Perum Parai (Periya or Perum meaning "large" in Tamil), which is a fat, stockier double-sided drum, similar to a Dhol or Dholak. [ 17 ] [ 12 ] This is a larger drum made of hollowed wood, about 30–40 in (760–1,020 mm) in length with a diameter of 10–20 in (250–510 mm) with a stretched ...
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The "Klong That" drum is a percussion instrument in the Thai musical tradition, categorized as a rhythmic accompaniment instrument. It is played in conjunction with the "Ta Phon" (ตะโพน) Thai drum, where the "Klong That" typically plays the primary beats, leaving gaps in between beats for the "Ta Phon" to fill in with additional ...