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Taiko drumming of Japan
The Kodo drummers of Sado island (the Japan Sea off Niigata prefecture) live an almost temple-like life dedicated to the mastery of...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Okinawan Eisa Drumming
Okinawan Eisa is more of a dance style using drums as a prop than drums for drums' sake. Eisa is traditionally performed after the...
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Jan 20, 20192 min read
Thai drums
Thailand has a fascinating array of drums owing to a rich history of classical and folk music, diverse hill-tribe population and its...
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Jan 20, 20192 min read
Brazilian Samba drumming
Brazil is famous for the carnival festivals where thousands parade the streets of the Rio De Janeiro dancing to raucous samba rhythms....
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Jan 20, 20194 min read
Tonbak and Daf, the Two National Drums of Iran (Persia)
An Article by Peyman Nasehpour, Tonbak, Ghaval and Daf Player Tonbak is the Persian goblet drum and chief drum of Persian music. ...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Peruvian box drum, Cajon
The Cajon is a wooden box made with light plywood with a hole in the side that produces a deep tone when one side is hit. Usually the...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Irish frame drum Bodhran
The appearance of the Irish Bodhran might lead many to assume that it is similar to frame drums that have similar appearance like the...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Goblet drums of many names
The goblet drum is a common design found all over the world. The darbouka is the name for this drum in Northern Africa and the Middle...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Persian Tar/Daf
The tar is a very basic frame drum that can be found in Northern Africa and the Middle East. It is referred to as the Daf in Kurdish...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Vietnamese Percussion
Around the eighth century the modern western drum set had a precursor in Vietnam. A barrel drum two to three feet in diameter was...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Djembe of West Africa
The Djembe can be found all over Africa (and indeed all over the world these days) but dominates the music of Ghana. It is a...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Tibetan dhyangro drums
The Nepalese/Tibetan "shaman drum" is called Dhyangro which is beat with a coiled stick. This drum typically has a two foot head with a...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Nepalese Madal drum
The Madal is a rhythm-keeping drum for folk songs in Nepal. It averages two feet in length and six inches in diameter. Black dots...
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Jan 20, 20192 min read
Drums of Morocco
Most commonly heard in the market Jma-el-fna of Marrakesh, the Bendir is a shallow frame drum around 14 to 16 inches in diameter which...
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Jan 20, 20192 min read
Drumming across India
The Tabla is a set of two drums which evolved from a single double-ended drum similar to the Pakhawaj, which is still played in India...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Senegalese Sabar drumming
In Senegal the Sabar drum was used to communicate in villages over long distances. The rhythms would emulate spoken phrases which...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Musical Instrument Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium has an excellent museum of musical instruments from around the world and across time. The collection focuses on the instruments...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Instrument Museum of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
During my visit to Burkina Faso I had an opportunity to visit the Folk Instrument Museum in Ouagadougou. Though many of the drums...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Dr. Joseph & Bootsie Howard drum collection
The Watts district in Los Angeles is home to Simon Rodia's masterpieces of concrete and steel called the Watt's Towers (or Nuestro...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
Bronze "Rain Drums" of SE Asia
What better to do after you've amassed a fortune selling ketchup? Collect art and drums of course. Norton Simon's spectacular museum in...
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