Hand drum
A hand drum is any type of
drum that is typically played by striking it with the
bare
hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of
beater.bThe simplest type of hand drum is the frame drum,
which consists a shallow, cylindrical shell with a drumhead attached to one of the open ends.
Types of hand drums
- A frame drum common in Middle Eastern music is the tar.
- The tambourine is simply a frame drum with jingles attached to the shell.
- The most common African drum known to westerners is the djembe, a large, single-headed drum with an hourglass shape.
- Congas and bongos are essential to Afro-Cuban music.
- Tabla are central to Indian music.