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Name: Bada
Origin: Ivory Coast
Class: Membranophone
Category: Kettledrums |
Description: Made from a large gourd. The head is covered with goat skin and is fastened with tension ropes. |
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Name: Bafoko
Origin: Africa
Class: Membranophone
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Description: A calabash drum. It is covered with goat skin. |
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Name: Bai
Origin: Ghana
Class: Idiophone
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Description: Small hand clappers. |
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Name: Bala
Origin: Africa
Class: Idiophone
Category: Xylophone |
Description: Made from strips of wood. Different lengths of wood will produce different tones. Attached to each piece of wood is a dried gourd. This gourd acts as the sound box to increase vibration tones.
Other names: Balafon, Balo |
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Name: Banana Drum
Origin: Australia
Class: Idiophon
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Name: Bang-Gu
Origin: China
Class: Membranophone
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Description: A small hand drum. |
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Name: Bangla-Khol
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Class: Membranophone
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Name: Banya (1)
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Class: Membranophone
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Description: An Indian tabla bass drum played with the left hand. |
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Name: Banya (2)
Origin: Brazil
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A version of Maracas from Brazil. |
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Name: Bara
Origin: Ivory Coast
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Description: A gourd drum. |
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Name: Barrel
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Class: Membranophone
Category: Barrel |
Description: A large two headed bass drum played horizontally. |
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Name: Barriles
Origin: Cuba
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Cuban equivalent to Conga drums. They are covered with goat skin. |
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Name: Bata
Origin: Nigeria
Class: Membranophone
Category: Conical |
Description: Three double headed hourglass shaped drums. The smallest drum is the Okonkolo, the middle drum is the Itolele, and the largest drum is the Iya. Originally cut from a single tree trunk. |
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Name: Batar
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Name: Bate-Bate
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Name: Belamentengo
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Description: In the Mandinka drum family. |
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Name: Belengo
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Description: In the Mandinka drum family. |
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Name: Bell Guiro
Origin: United States
Class: Idiophone
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Description: A completely unique creation with a unique sound, the Bell Guiro incorporates a set of 23 diamond wood bars with two bells mounted on each bar. There are also two mounted finger cymbals and a special mallet. |
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Name: Bell Tree
Origin: China
Class: Idiophone
Category: Struck Bell |
Description: A series of cup-shaped bells positioned in order of pitch, struck with mallets. They can be played from top to bottom, vise versa, or individually to play certain melodies. The sound generated is brilliant and resonant. |
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Name: Bellidrum
Origin: United States
Class: Membranophone
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Description: The Bellidrum is made of clay, glazed on the inside as well as the outside. It measures about 12" by 12". It has one or two heads depending on the model. The Bellidrum can get a glissando effect as well as a fixed pitch sound. There is a small sound hole in the bottom of the drum. |
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Name: Bembe
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Description: Made from hollowed palm trees. Traditionally three to a set. The skins are tacked on the the drum shell and are tuned with heat. |
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Name: Bendir
Origin: Morocco
Class: Membranophone
Category: Frame |
Description: A frame drum with snares made from string. They are attached to the inside of the frame. It makes a buzzing sound when struck. |
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Name: Berimbau
Origin: Brazil
Class: Chordophone
Category: Musical Bow |
Description: A large bamboo musical bow. Attached at the bottom is a gourd which faces the body and acts as a sound box. The bow is strung with a metal chord. It is plucked with a small stick. In the plucking hand is a shaker and a small stone. The stone is held against the metal chord to product different tones. |
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Name: Bhangra-Dhol
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Name: Bianging
Origin: China
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Description: Chimes made from stones. |
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