hand drumming
Skin-struck beat-making
Hand drumming is the practice of playing drums or drum-like percussion instruments with the hands rather than sticks or mallets.
The technique encompasses instruments from various traditions—congas, djembes, tablas, bongos, frame drums—each with distinct playing methods.
She studied West African hand drumming for years.
The term also describes informal rhythmic play on any available surface.
- djembeHand-struck goblet drum
- West AfricanFrom Africa's western bulge
- tablaIndian paired hand drums
- congaCuban hand drum
- slapOpen-handed blow
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