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The music of India has ancient roots which are linked to the Hindu view of the cosmos. The rhythms of India, the tala, are complex in nature and played by drummers using a wide variety of strokes to express their fluid concept of rhythm.
The Tabla is the most popular percussion
instrument of northern India. The set includes two drums, each tuned to
a different pitch; the bayan (or doogi)), played with the left hand, is
a kettledrum made of brass. The tabla (right hand drum) is made of wood.
The heads are permanently treated with black tuning paste. This is a professional
model. The set comes complete with case, tuning hammer, drum coverings
and cushions. [tab-22] $325.
Dholak, a two-headed, tuneable wood drum.
It is held horizontally and played with the hands for folk music, dances
and festivals. From India.
Ring tuning (pictured) [dho-11] $90
DHOLAK RING TUNING
Bolt
tuning [dho-12] $110.
DHOLAK BOLT TUNING
Monkey Drum, small hourglass drum. The
knotted cords hit the heads when the drum is shaken back and forth with
a twisting movement of the wrist. [mon] $16
MONKEY DRUM
Nakara is a small terracotta kettledrum. Originating in the Middle
East, nakers (the English term) were popular in medieval Europe, where
they were introduced to the West during the Crusades. Often played in pairs,
the player holds a stick in each hand. In India, very large nakara were
used in temple ceremonies.
Large, [nal] $65
NAKARA
Doumbek (large), head 12" Embossed brass. Tuneable.[D12L] $125
LARGE DOUMBEK
Embossed brass Doumbek This drum
sounds high near the rim and deep and penetrating when hit in the center,
from Pakistan. Tuneable.
8" head [d-22] $75.
8 INCH BRASS DOUMBEK
10" head [d-10L] $100.
10 INCH BRASS DOUMBEK
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This brass Dholak is a waisted drum from
Pakistan. It has two heads and is sometimes called a talking drum because
the pitch can be changed by squeezing the string lacings. [db] $135.
BRASS DHOLAK
Tambourine
This type tambourine also called pandeiro has the steel jingles (8 pair) cupped together , 13" diameter from Pakistan. [pando-11]
$40.
PANDEIRO TAMBOURINE
Kabbas are essentially a
maracas type instrument, but with a network of beads on the outside. To
play it, twist your wrist. [kabs] $20.
KABBA
Rosewood Khartals from India.
[ktal] $22.
KHARTALS
Tal Wooden sistrum from India.
[tal] $16.
TAL SISTRUM
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Duff Drum also called Frame Drum is from Pakistan. It has a goatskin head which is hand sewn onto the drum . The duff comes in three sizes.
14" [hd14] $38
14 INCH DUFF DRUM
16" [hd16] $42
16 INCH DUFF DRUM
18" [HD18] $48.
18 INCH DUFF DRUM
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