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Musical equipment

Any device used to create sound, especially musical instruments.

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cabasa

Musical equipment; Drums

(or afuche) a Latin percussion instrument consisting of a round cylinder on a handle. There are metal beads (actually a chain) that surround the corrugated cylinder. It is held ...

doumbek

Musical equipment; Drums

a middle eastern drum commonly from countries such as India, Pakistan, Morocco and Egypt. Shaped similar to a djembe drum. Usually made of metal or ceramic. Only 1 drumhead on ...

douwa

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) trousers worn by barati, displaying a pattern symboli of the vulture, which represents power

downbeat

Musical equipment; Drums

the "main" pulse as it relates to the rest of the measure. If you have 8 eighth notes in a bar of 4/4 time, beats 1, 2, 3 and 4 would be considered the downbeat. The "and" of 1, ...

drag

Musical equipment; Drums

one of the 40 standard drum rudiments.

drop clutch

Musical equipment; Drums

a specially made hi hat clutch that allows the top cymbal to drop when you hit a lever on the side of it. This drum accessory is for use with double bass drumming.

drum fill

Musical equipment; Drums

a "filler" or phrase to be played between different sections of a song. A drum fill can be as simple as a couple of tom tom hits or a blistering, machine gun-like burst of notes. ...