Water drum

Water drums are a category of membranophone characterized by the filling of the drum chamber with some amount of water to create a unique sound. Water drums are common in Native American music, and in some forms of African and Southeast Asian music.

It creates a unique sound because the amount of water you fill it in is always different. It is usually made with tanned buckskin stretched over it and filled with unique amount of water. Water drums are actually very common in the Native American music and also in some African and Southeast Asian music. The drums are usually played with a think drumstick that has a loop on the end. _{(Added on 28th April)}

The original form of water Drum is most likely among the Ahnishinabeg (Ojibway, Anishibabe, WoodLand Trbal Culture. There it is considered the most sacred and rare of all drums. They are almost always the property of religious and ceremonial person. they have status as a person, not as an object. Public information on the nature, history and sacred path of Water Drum has never been athorized by any tribal elders. They are made always of special wood from certain trees.

Native American Church Ceremoinies often use a water drum made from and iron, brass or copper kettle. These styles of waterdrum are more common than the woodland form (above) and can be purchased in numerous locations. They are very different in intent than the WoodLand Drum and more information is generally available regarding them. Turtle Heart, Ojibway Artist.

References

*cite web|url=http://www.tolerance.org/teach/printar.jsp?p=0&ar=197&pi=ttm|accessdate=January 22|accessyear=2007|title=Tuning the Water Drum|work=From Cradleboard to Motherboard|author=Claire King