Bara (drum) explained

Background:	percussion
Classification:	Membranophone
Hornbostel Sachs:	211.11
Hornbostel Sachs Desc:	Kettle drum
Developed:	West Africa
Bara

The bara (Bambara: ߓߊ߬ߙߊ|italics=no;^[1] also called bendré)^[2] is a spherical hand drum with a body made from a dried gourd or calabash, used in West Africa (primarily Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali). Its single head is made of goatskin.^[3] To make the drum, a dried gourd is cut on one end and a single head made of goatskin is stretched across the opening. Bara drums come in various sizes, some quite large. The instrument is often used to accompany the balafon.^{[4] [5]}

The bara has been used in the music of the Malian musicians Yaya Diallo and Habib Koité.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Les Recherches linguistiques de l’école N’ko. Faya Ismael Tolno. Dalou Kende. fr. 19. 7. September 2011. Kanjamadi. 17 December 2020.
2. Web site: THE BENDRÉ . 2009-04-29 . 2010-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100624050611/http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/dpbf_c_txt05_en.html . dead .
3. Web site: Bara . BéréSanké Percussion . 2009-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707190245/http://www.beresanke.com/pages/marketplace-cat.asp?page=39&idCategory=26 . 2009-07-07 .
4. Web site: Bendre Baradunun 1 - Small bendré baradunun drum . 2022-11-09 . www.african-percussion.net.
5. Book: Pandey, Ashish . Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music. 61,162. 81-8205-291-2.
6. Web site: Habib Koite interview . 2007 . Afropop . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828122751/http://www.afropop.org/multi/interview/ID/119/Habib%2BKoite_2007/ . 2008-08-28 .