Bamboula
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Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
made from a section of giant bamboo with skin stretched over the ends. It is also a secular dance accompanied by the drums. Both were brought to the Americas (notably New Orleans and the Virgin Islands) by African slaves.
External links
- Bamboula Dance Drums (includes audio sample), Smithsonian Global Sound.
- Bamboula Dance, Sonny Watson's StreetSwing