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
Barrel drums
- Buk – Korea
- Conga – Cuba
- Dhak – India
- Dhol – India
- Dholak – North India, Pakistan, and Nepal
- Geta beraya – Sri Lanka
- Glong khaek – Thailand
- Glong songna – Thailand
- Glong thad – Thailand
- Kebero – Ethiopia
- Kendhang – Indonesia
- Khol – India
- Mridangam – South India
- Pakhawaj – North India
- Sang Na – Cambodia
- Sampho – Cambodia
- Tanbou – Haiti
- Tanggu – China
- Taphon – Thailand
- Trống chầu – Vietnam
References
References
- Dean, Matt (2012). The drum : a history. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810881716. OCLC 772845784.
- "534m Membranophones". SIL. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2007.