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One drum head in Daŭla is played by hand, which is again used in Sri Lanka. Dhōlki is used both in Sri Lanks and India. Klong yao is the Thai "long drum" which is shaped like an elongated or stretched goblet and rope tuned. The tsuzumi (kotsuzumi) and the ōtsuzumi are Japanese hand drums, used in traditional Noh and Kabuki theatres.
A kebero (Amharic and Tigrinya: ከበሮ) is a double-headed, conical hand drum used in the traditional music of Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia.A piece of animal hide is stretched over each end of the instrument, thus forming a membranophone.
Caucasian Dhol drum. Сaucasian dhol is a double-sided barrel drum, the shell made from wood or acrylic plastic, and the heads from thin leather or synthetic plastic film. The traditional preference is a walnut wood shell and goat skin heads.
In Cuba, bombos are the largest drums played by the street comparsas in Santiago. In other countries, the term tambora is commonly used. The bombo should not be confused with the Puerto Rican bomba, a genre of music played with hand drums called barriles de bomba (bomba barrels), which are unrelated to the European bass drums.
In many traditional cultures, drums have a symbolic function and are used in religious ceremonies. Drums are often used in music therapy, especially hand drums, because of their tactile nature and easy use by a wide variety of people. [2] In the 2000s, drums have also been used as a way to engage in aerobic exercise and is called cardio drumming.
The beat is mainly kept with the right hand. The playing technique is based on the Persian tombak or the Indian tabla. The fingers of the right hand beat the low notes, and the fingers of the left hand produce the high notes, pressing the skin to change the sound. Various versions of hand-motion are used to modify the sound.