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Barrel drum

Barrel drum

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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]

The taphon, a barrel drum of Thailand

Barrel drums

References

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