Percussion instrument | |
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Classification | Membranophone |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.11 (Kettle drum) |
Developed | West Africa |
The bara ( Bambara: ߓߊ߬ߙߊ; [1] also called bendré) [2] is a spherical hand drum with a body made from a dried gourd or calabash, used in West Africa (primarily Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, [2] and Mali). [2] Its single head is made of goatskin. [3] To make the drum, a dried gourd is cut on one end and a single head made of goatskin is stretched across the opening. [3] Bara drums come in various sizes, some quite large. The instrument is often used to accompany the balafon. [4] [5]
The bara has been used in the music of the Malian musicians Yaya Diallo and Habib Koité. [6]
Percussion instrument | |
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Classification | Membranophone |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.11 (Kettle drum) |
Developed | West Africa |
The bara ( Bambara: ߓߊ߬ߙߊ; [1] also called bendré) [2] is a spherical hand drum with a body made from a dried gourd or calabash, used in West Africa (primarily Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, [2] and Mali). [2] Its single head is made of goatskin. [3] To make the drum, a dried gourd is cut on one end and a single head made of goatskin is stretched across the opening. [3] Bara drums come in various sizes, some quite large. The instrument is often used to accompany the balafon. [4] [5]
The bara has been used in the music of the Malian musicians Yaya Diallo and Habib Koité. [6]