Contributors in Drums

Drums

gum-gum

Musical equipment; Drums

A musical instrument consisting of an iron bowl which is struck with an iron or wooden stick; a series of these of different sizes and pitches.

djembe

Musical equipment; Drums

A djembe is an African drum with a single, rawhide-covered head and rope tuning. Its body is usually made of hardwood and it is played with bare hands.

surdo

Musical equipment; Drums

The surdo is a large (16 to 29 inches in diameter) bass drum used in many kinds of Brazilian music, most notably in Axé/Samba-reggae and samba and its variants, where it plays the lower parts from a ...

tamborim

Musical equipment; Drums

A tamborim is a small (ca 6 inches in diameter), round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin, is used in many genres of Brazilian music.

repinique

Musical equipment; Drums

A repinique is a two-headed (usually metal-bodied) Brazilian drum used in samba baterias (percussion ensembles). It is tuned very high to produce a tone that cuts through the sound of the rest of ...

rhythm

Musical equipment; Drums

the manipulation of strong and weak beats, creating a flowing and/or syncopated pulse.

mbalax

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) rhythm (wolof), the accompaniments used in sabar rhythms, a senegalese pop genre incorporating sabar rhythms

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