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- What is a Japanese hand drum called?
- What is the small Japanese drum called?
- What is Tsuzumi drum?
- What are the little hand drums called?
What is a Japanese hand drum called?
The tsudzumi (鼓) or tsuzumi is a hand drum of Japanese origin. It consists of a wooden body shaped like an hourglass, and it is taut, with two drum heads with cords that can be squeezed or released to increase or decrease the tension of the heads respectively.
What is the small Japanese drum called?
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The shime-daiko (締め太鼓) is a small Japanese drum. It has a short but wide body with animal skin drumheads on both its upper and bottom sides. The hide is first stretched on metal hops, then stretched over the body.
What is Tsuzumi drum?
The Ōtsuzumi (大鼓), also known as the Ōkawa (大皮), is an hourglass-shaped Japanese drum. It is a larger version of the tsuzumi, or kotsuzumi and is used in traditional Japanese theater and folk music. ... The heads of the drum are taut very tightly, leaving no room for further tension, and acoustic, adjustments.
What are the little hand drums called?
Bongos. Also from Cuba come the bongos, a pair of small hand drums traditionally played while seated and held between the legs. Bongos are very popular and are used both as a lead instrument and for solo performances.
