Drums Drums Kuchi shōga (口唱歌), also known as 'kuchi showa' and 'kuchi shoka', is a Japanese system for 'pronouncing' the sounds of drums, especially Japanese drums ( taiko). ...more on Wikipedia about "Kuchi shoga"
The lambeg is a large Irish drum beaten with curved sticks. It is used primarily in Northern Ireland by Unionist and the Orange Order, most typically in street parades held in the summer, particularly on and around " The Twelfth" of July. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lambeg"
A mizhav or mizhavu is a big copper drum played as an accompanying percussion instrument in the Keralan performing arts of Koodiyattam and Koothu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mizhavu"
Modern Drummer is the oldest magazine (still being published) devoted to the subject of drumming and percussion. Published independently by Modern Drummer Publications Inc. the magazine put out its first issue in 1978. The magazine is published monthly and each issue presents interviews with notable players as well as articles on technique and equipment reviews. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modern Drummer"
MTV Drumscape is a drum simulator made by the Devecka company (president John Devecka). It resembles Karaoke for drums. Its game status is always in dispute, due to it lacks any scoring system or concept of 'success/failure'. It held the drum simulation game patent in the United States, thus barring the legal lincensing of DrumMania, a competitive and similar product that is more in line of a traditional arcade game. (see: Bemani) ...more on Wikipedia about "MTV Drumscape"
A Naqara was an especially large drum that was used by the Mongol in battle. The drum itself was so large it was necessary to have it carried in to battle by a beast of burden, traditionally a camel. Its main use was as a signaling device, to let warriors know when an attack, especially a surprise atack, begin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naqara"
Octoban drums are usually grouped in sets of four or eight. They are different length cylinders or long tubular drums (14 inches to 32 inches long or 36 to 81 cm) with the same diameter heads (usually 6 inches or 15 cm). The different lengths of the cylinders or tubes is what gives each drum its distinct tone. Octoban drums can be tuned melodically or to random pitches. Octobans were invented by the Japanese company Tama in the mid-eighties. They are used by several progressive rock players such as Mike Portnoy, Bill Bruford and Stewart Copeland ...more on Wikipedia about "Octoban"
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The Chinese pai gu (排鼓; also paigu) is a set of five tuned drums, traditionally made of wood with animal skin heads. It is played by beating it with sticks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paigu"
Rototoms are drums which have no shell at all, just a single head and a die cast zinc or aluminum frame. Unlike other toms such as Tom-tom drums, rototoms have a definite pitch and some composers write for them as a tuned instrument, demanding specific notes. They can be tuned quickly by rotating the head. Since the head rotates on a thread, this raises or lowers the head relative to the rim of the drum and so increases or decreases the tension in the head. Two drumming greats who used Rototoms in the early days were Bill Bruford, and Terry Bozzio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rototom"
The membrane-covered oval or circular rune drum played an important role in Sami cermonies. It is generally used for the shamanistic Saami cermonial drum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rune drum"
The snare drum or side drum is a tubular drum made of wood or metal with skins, or heads, stretched over the top and bottom openings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Snare drum"
Steelpan (also known as pan or steel drum, and sometimes collectively with the musicians as a steelband) is a musical instrument and a form of music originating in Trinidad in the West Indies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Steelpan"
The Surdo is the biggest and one of the most important drums in the Brazilian Samba Baterias. It is the heartbeat of the basic rhythmic pattern of the Samba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Surdo"
'Tabor', or tabret, refers to a portable snare drum. It has been used in the military as a marching instrument, and has been used as accompaniment in parades and processions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tabor (instrument)"
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The word taiko (太鼓) means simply "great drum" in Japanese. Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums (和太鼓, 'wa-daiko', "Japanese drum", in Japanese) and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming (sometimes called more specifically, "kumi-daiko" (組太鼓). ...more on Wikipedia about "Taiko"
A Tama (the "talking drum") is a drum whose pitch can be regulated to the extent that it is said the drum "talks". The player puts the tama under one shoulder and beats the tama with a stick. Tama player raises the pitch by tightening the strings and can produce highly informative sounds to convey complicated messages. Tama is used in playing Mbalax music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tama (musical instrument)"
A tamborim is a small, round Brazilian frame drum of Portuguese and African origin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tamborim"
(Tan-tan) A Tan Tan is a cylindrical hand-drum from Brazil that is used in small samba and pagode ensembles. It imitates the big Surdo which is played by the famous samba baterias. But due to its smaller size the tan tan is not as loud as a Surdo and so it is played rarely in big samba schools. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tan-tan"
A tapan is a large double-headed frame- drum originating in ancient Macedonia and the Middle East. It was used in ceremonies in ancient Greece such as religious festivals, or war marches such as the Macedonian warrior Alexander the Great's army. It has a deep sound and is made of wood and cow or goat skin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tapan"
The tarabuka (also darabuka) is an hourglass-shaped drum ( goblet drum) of a medium size made from wood or metal and animal skin. Its origins have been tied to Greece, the Middle East and India but it is unknown exactly where it originated. It has a rhythmic sound when played with other musical instruments or even on its own. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tarabuka"
A tenor drum is a low-pitched cylindrical drum. The term has different meanings in the band and orchestral contexts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tenor drum"
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Timbales (or tymbales) are shallow cylindrical single-headed drums, similar to single-headed tom-toms. The shells are referred to as cáscara (the spanish word for shell) which is also the name of a rhytmic pattern common in salsa music that is played on the shells of the timbales. The shells are usually made of metal, but some manufacturers offer shells made of maple and other types of wood. The heads are light and tuned fairly high for their size. A musician who plays the timbales is called a timbalero. Timbales is also the French word for timpani, thus the French refer to Afro-Cuban timbales as timbales latines. In fact, timbales were invented in the early 20th century as a more portable replacement for the standard timpani that were being used in Afro-Cuban orchestras. ...more on Wikipedia about "Timbales"
A tom-tom (not to be confused with a tamtam) is a cylindrical drum with no snare. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tom-tom drum"
A tsuzumi (tsoo zoo mee) (鼓) is a Japanese hourglass-shaped drum that was originally taught with fox skin. Introduced from India in the 13th century, the name is derived from Sanskrit. This drum is played with the tips of the fingers over the shoulder, and it produces a distinct "pon" sound. This instrument plays roles in both Noh and Kabuki theater music. When played with its bigger counterpart, the Otsuzumi (O tsoo zoo mee), the tsuzumi is refered to as the Kotsuzumi (Ko tsoo zoo mee), or "small tsuzumi." The Otsuzumi is simultaneously known as the Okawa (O kah wah). It looks very much like the Tsuzumi, except that the Okawa is played on the side instead of on the shoulder, and it produces a higher, sharper sound. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tsuzumi"
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