Barrel drum

Barrel drum

Barrel drums are a class of membranophone, or drum, characterized by a barrel-shape with a bulge in the middle. They are often one-headed and open at the bottom. Examples include the Vietnamese "trong chau" and the "bendre" of the Mossi of Burkina Faso.

Barrel drums

*Buk - Korea
*Dhak - India
*Dhol - India
*Dholak - North India, Pakistan, and Nepal
*Glong khaek - Thailand
*Glong songna - Thailand
*Glong thad - Thailand
*Kabaro - Ethiopia
*Khol - India
*Mridangam - South India
*Pakhawaj - North India
*Sampho - Cambodia
*Taphon - Thailand

References

*cite web
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title=534m Membranophones
work=SIL
accessdate=January 4
accessyear=2007


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