Geta_Bera

Geta Bera

Geta Bera

The geta bera, also known as geta beraya, is a barrel drum from Sri Lanka. It is related to the mridangam, the pakhavaj, and the kendang. The geta beraya is used primarily for the traditional Kandyan dance.[1] The drum comes from upcountry, is double-headed and covered in skin.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "OLCreate: PUB_3232_1.0: 3.1. Kandyan Beraya | OLCreate". www.open.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  2. [2]
    Jähnichen 2023, p. 128.

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