Engineering:Barrel drum

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Short description: Class of musical instruments
The taphon, a barrel drum of Thailand

Barrel drums are a class of membranophone, or drum, characterized by a barrel-shape with a bulge in the middle. They can be one-headed and open at the bottom, or two-headed at opposite ends. Examples include the Vietnamese trong chau and the bendre of the Mossi of Burkina Faso.[1]

Barrel drums

  • Buk – Korea
  • Conga – Cuba
  • Dhak – India
  • Dhol – India
  • Dholak – North India, Pakistan, and Nepal
  • Geta beraya – Sri Lanka
  • Glong khaek – Thailand
  • Glong songna – Thailand
  • Glong thad – Thailand
  • Kebero – Ethiopia
  • Kendhang – Indonesia
  • Khol – India
  • Mridangam – South India
  • Pakhawaj – North India
  • Sampho – Cambodia
  • Tanbou – Haiti
  • Tanggu – China
  • Taphon – Thailand
  • Trống chầu – Vietnam

References

  1. Dean, Matt (2012). The drum : a history. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810881716. OCLC 772845784. 

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