wooden drums

Hollow log instruments

Wooden drums are percussion instruments with a wooden body or shell, as opposed to drums made from metal, clay, or synthetic materials.

The term covers a wide range of instruments across cultures—from African djembes to Japanese taiko to orchestral timpani with wooden shells.

The ensemble featured wooden drums and bamboo flutes.

Related

tribal · tribal music · hollow · hollow log · carved · mallet · beat · beat drop · resonance · taut · skin · animal skin · membrane · ceremonial · African · log · thump · hands

Opposites
instrument material

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instrument family

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Metal tubes played by buzzing lips

string instruments · violins · trumpets · flutes · cellos

sound production method

wooden drumsbowed strings

Instruments sounded by friction

wind instruments · reed instruments · keyboard instruments · vocal music · digital music

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G