A slit drum or slit gong is a hollow percussion instrument. In spite of its often being called a drum, it is not a true drum because it lacks a drumhead...
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A steel tongue drum, tank drum, or hank drum is a round steel slit/tongue drum in the idiophone family originally fashioned from a propane cylinder. A...
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In Vanuatu, a slit drum is a musical instrument that is traditionally played by men of high rank. In most islands of Vanuatu, the drum has little to no...
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Igbo music (section Slit drum (Ekwe))
two horizontal slits are carved into the base as well as a narrow slit connecting the two. This drum is played using a "naked" wooden drum stick to strike...
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Ceremonial drums are membranophones and idiophonic slit drums, which are played in a ritual context cult, religious or ceremonial social occasions by indigenous...
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African slit drum, also known as a log drum as it is made from a hollowed-out tree trunk, and the Caribbean steel drum, made from a metal barrel. Drums with...
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phrases; the drum language is understood only to the level of each person's immediate concern. Communication Drum Gong Slit drum Talking drum Whistled language...
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Woodblock (instrument) (category Musical instruments played with drum sticks)
A woodblock (also spelled as two words, wood block) is a small slit drum made from a single piece of wood. The term generally signifies the Western orchestral...
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Sumatra Bamboo tube-zither drum Bamboo tube-zither drum Bamboo gong or slit drum, Agung a tamlang, Philippines Indonesian slit drum Sasando tube zither Bamboo...
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Tam-Tams, a weekly drum circle held Sundays in the summer in Montreal Sekhar Tam Tam (born 1951), Indian medical doctor in Grenada Slit drum (Vanuatu) or tamtam...
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