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MEMBRANOPHONES
Welcome to the wonderful world of membranophones ! Here the instruments, shell
or body, have a membrane of animal skin, plastic, rubber, wood, or metal stretched,
tensioned then fastened either by strips of hide, rope, pegs, glue, or tuning
lugs. The body of the drum is defined by its shape - goblet, conical, barrel,
cylindrical, frame, hourglass, vessel, footed, friction, long, and mirlitons.
Goblet - African (Djembe,
Oprente, Kuru, Bala), Middle Eastern (Doumbek, Darabukke), Greek (tarabuka,
darbuk), Asian (Klong Yaw), etc.
Conical - American (Ashiko),
African (Bougarabou, Sabar), Ntenga, Koboro, Cuban (Bata (Okokolo, Itotele,
Iya), Atabaque, Voudou), India (Tabla), etc.
Barrel - South American
(Conga (Quinto, Conga, Tumba)), African (Akan,Kplanlogo, Ewe), India/Asia
(Buk, Dhola, Mridanga), Japan (Daiko, O-daiko, Taiko, Kakko, Da-daiko), etc.
Cylindrical - Africa
(Dounoun, Djun-Djun(Dounounba, Sangba, Kenkeni)), South American (Surdo, Repinique,
Caixa, Tambora), Bongo, Timbales), India (Tabla), North American (Bu-bam/Octatubes,
Native American Tom Tom, Trap Sets), Japan (Okedo, Daibyoshi), Greek (Dauli,
Tupan), etc.
Frame - North American (Buffalo
Drum, Ocean Drum, Sound Shapes, Tambourine), South America (Pandeiro), African
(Sakara, Middle Eastern (Riq, Tar), Celtic (Bodhran), India (Terbang), Japan
(Uchiwa Daiko), Java (Kelontong), Russia (Reshoto), etc.
Hourglass/Waisted - African
(Tamtam/Talking Drum/Kalunga, Dounoun), India (Dugdugi, Huruk), Japan (Tsuzumis),
Korean (Chango), Cuban (Bata), etc.
Vessel - Kettledrums, African
(Gourd Drum, Ngoma), America (Timpani, Peyote Drum), India (Tabla, Bhaya),
Yugoslavia (Talamba), Arabian (Naqara), etc.
Footed - Drums made from
various places in the world, having foot like carvings resembling the human
body, and sharing features of other drums. Hawaii (Pahu),
Friction - African (Ingungu,
Moshupiane). South America (Cuica), Europe (Rommelpot), etc.
Long - Sometimes hailing
from various locations around the globe, having features of other drums though
elongated. African (Sabar,), South American (Choco), etc.
Mirlitons- Comb and
paper, Kazoo, Zobo, Onion Flutes, Animal Horn, Conch Shell, etc.
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Group rhythm making evolves from the earliest times of man or woman, when
we couldn't communicate verbally we grunted or banged something as a form
of shared expression. That is a Drum Circle! When we join together in UNITY
to express ourselves through another voice. Sometimes individuals need to
let their voice be head, like creating art, playing drums, shakers, bells,
etc. offers a therapeutic tool to every individual.
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With the proper Facilitator, drum circles become a place for the individual
and the group to experience rhythmical music. Rhythm is inside us all, from
the first music we made with our mothers in the womb, our hearts beating in
and out of rhythm 'til it became our own. Drumming excites the youngest to
the old, I have yet to meet a person afraid to try the drum.
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