Barrel drum explained

Barrel drums are a class of membranophone, or drum, characterized by a barrel-shape with a bulge in the middle. They can be one-headed and open at the bottom, or two-headed at opposite ends. Examples include the Vietnamese trong chau and the bendre of the Mossi of Burkina Faso.^[1]

Barrel drums

• Buk - Korea
• Conga - Cuba
• Dhak - India
• Dhol - India
• Dholak - North India, Pakistan, and Nepal
• Geta beraya - Sri Lanka
• Glong khaek - Thailand
• Glong songna - Thailand
• Glong thad - Thailand
• Kabaro - Ethiopia
• Kendhang - Indonesia
• Khol - India
• Mridangam - South India
• Pakhawaj - North India
• Sampho - Cambodia
• Tanbou - Haiti
• Tanggu - China
• Taphon - Thailand
• Trống chầu - Vietnam

References

• Web site: 534m Membranophones. SIL. January 4, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060710200629/http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/anthropology/ExpnddEthnmsclgyCtgrCltrlMtrls/mMembranophones.htm. July 10, 2006.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dean, Matt. The drum : a history. 2012. Scarecrow Press. 9780810881716. Lanham, Md.. 772845784.