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  2. Lujon (musical instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The instrument is also known as a loo-jon or metal log drum. [5] In a 2009 Web post, Loughborough provided the following historical background: " Henry Mancini 's drummer, Shelly Manne had several drums I made and one of them was the Lujon (a pun on ' John Lewis ' who bought the first one).

  3. Lokole - Wikipedia

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    The lokole is a traditional slit drum played by the Mongo people in different areas of the Congo region, e.g., in the Kasai area. It is used both as a musical instrument and as a log drum to send messages in the bush; [1] for example, it is known to be played to announce someone's death to the neighboring villages. It is a deep-sounding slit ...

  4. Dholak - Wikipedia

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    The larger drum head has a compound of tar, clay and sand, called "masala" which is applied to lower the pitch and produce the sound. The smaller drumhead is played with the person's dominant hand, while the larger is played by the person's weaker hand. A dholak can either be fitted with a nuts and bolts or a rope and steel rings for tuning.

  5. Woodblock (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Log drums made from hollowed logs, and slit drums made from bamboo, are used in Africa and the Pacific Islands.. The muyu (simplified Chinese: 木鱼; traditional Chinese: 木魚; pinyin: mùyú) is a rounded woodblock carved in the shape of a fish and struck with a wooden stick.

  6. Udu - Wikipedia

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    Udu Music. An Udu percussion pot Sound of plastic, or fiberglass Udu. The kim-kim or Udu is a plosive aerophone (in this case implosive) and an idiophone of the Igbo of Nigeria.In the Igbo language, ùdù means 'vessel' or 'pot'. [1]

  7. Urdu Lughat - Wikipedia

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    It is the most comprehensive dictionary in the history of Urdu language. [citation needed] It is published by the Urdu Lughat Board, Karachi. The dictionary was edited by the honorary director general of the board Maulvi Abdul Haq who had already been working on an Urdu dictionary since the establishment of the Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi ...

  8. Drums in communication - Wikipedia

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    Message drums, or more properly slit gongs, with hollow chambers and long, narrow openings that resonate when struck, are larger all-wood instruments hollowed out from a single log. Slit-log drums are common in the drum communication systems of Papua New Guinea , where they are known in Tok Pisin as garamut . [ 1 ]

  9. Naqqar khana - Wikipedia

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    Naqqar Khana near Fatehpur Sikri, Delhi. Naubat Khana at Bara Imambara, Lucknow. Portrait of Mirza Dakhani Nabut Khan, Brooklyn Museum Naqqar Khana (Hindi: नक़्क़ार ख़ाना, Urdu: نقّار خانہ) or Naubat Khana (Hindi: नौबत ख़ाना, Urdu: نوبت خانہ) is a term for a drum house or orchestra pit during ceremonies.