Sabar - Senegal
The sabar is an original Senegal drum. It is traditionally played by the Wolof tribe in a drum ensemble of a family of sabar drums. The shells are beautifully carved from dimbe wood, stained various colors and highly polished with a varnish finish. Shells are covered with selected goat skin and held in place with a rope system attached to pegs. Easily tuned by adjusting knot under tuning peg.
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Sakara - Nigeria
Clay ring covered with goatskin, played with an included stick. Small sizes produce nice, tight sound. Larger sizes produce more resonance. Large Picture.

Shime Daiko - United States
Shime daiko are small high pitched drums with heads sewn onto hand forged steel rings and tightened onto the body with rope. The heads are approximately 14.5 inches in diameter and are made in different thickness. The thicker and heavier skins can be pulled tighter and to a higher pitch. The skins for the heads are hand processed from fresh hides in our shop and have excellent resilience and tone. Bodies are made from staves tightly fitted and glued, then turned smooth on a lathe to exact dimensions both inside and out. The finish on the body is a deep penetrating stain with a tough tung oil finish on top. Standard rope is a fine quality, long wearing marine nylon. Shime daiko are named for the thickness of the skin from the lightest #1 (Namizuke), to #5, the thickest and heaviest. Large Picture.

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Sogo - Ghana
Closed at the bottom. It is about 26" tall with a drum head of about 9" in diameter and an expansion in the middle section of about 15" in diameter. Large Picture.

Square Drum - Ivory Coast
Frame drums made from sawn boards covered with goatskin, played by hand or with sticks. Wedge tuned. Large Picture.