Percussion instruments

The Ahoko is a traditional percussion instrument originating from the central part of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in Africa. The ahoko is a wooden rod with nutshells tied to strings which are then tightly wound around the end of the rod. The percussive sound can range from quiet to very loud. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahoko"

The batá is a double-headed drum shaped like an hourglass with one cone larger than the other. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batá"

Bellplates are musical instruments of the percussion family. Consisting of a handle attached to a trapezoidal brass plate, struck by an attached hammer, they are something of a combination of handbells and choir chimes. Bellplates (as opposed to bells) are often preferred for use by younger musicians, due to being more durable and far less expensive. Although they are not professional instruments, they blend well with handbells and related instruments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bellplate"

The bones are a musical instrument (more specifically, a folk instrument) which, at the simplest, consists of a pair of bones, human or animal, or pieces of wood or a similar material. Sections of large rib bones, such as those of a bovine, are the most commonly used true bones, although wooden sticks shaped like the earlier true bones are now more often used. They are about 5" to 7" in length and curved, roughly resembling miniature barrel staves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bones (instrument)"

The Clapstick is an instrument that traditionally accompanies the didgeridoo. It is sometimes referred to as just Stick. It is used by Kate Bush (together with the didgeridoo) on her album The Dreaming. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clapstick"

Cocktail drums were first put into production in the 1940s with the Carlton combo kit. It was a drum kit consisting of a vertical 20 inch bass drum, a snare drum, cymbal and other assorted percussion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cocktail drum"

In Shona music, a deze is a halved Calabash gourd in which an Mbira is placed in order to alplify its sound. It is typically round in shape and has bottle caps, shells or other objects strung around its perimeter which vibrate with the Mbira, causing a buzzing sound. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deze"

A drum kit (or drum set or trap set - the latter an old-fashioned term) is a collection of drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a sole percussionist ( drummer), usually for jazz, rock, or other types of contemporary music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drum kit"

A drum solo is an instrumental solo played on a drum kit. A drum solo may be set or improvised, and of any length, up to being the main performance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drum solo"

A drumhead is a membrane stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. The drumhead is struck with sticks, mallets, or hands so that it vibrates and the sound resonates through the drum. The most prominant maker of drum heads is Remo ...more on Wikipedia about "Drumhead"

The Esterilla is a traditional percussion instrument from Colombia. The esterilla consists of long, narrow pieces of wood woven together in a similar fashion as a placemat. The instrument is played by either bending it or rubbing it against itself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Esterilla"

The ganjira or kanjira (or south Indian frame drum) is an instrument of the tambourine family. It is mostly used in Carnatic music concerts (south Indian classical music) as a supporting instrument for the mridangam. The ganjira is a recent innovation (less than 100 years), and was added to classical concerts during the 1930s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ganjira"

A ghatam is a percussion instrument, used in South Indian Carnatic music. It is nothing but an earthenware pot; the artist uses both hands, wrists, fingers and nails to hit the outer surface of the walls of the ghatam. An airy low-pitch sound is created by hitting over the hole. The artist sometimes uses his belly to cover the mouth of the pot, controlling the tuning, but the instrument can also be held mouth upwards or facing the audience. Different volumes and tonal colors can be produced by hitting different parts of the surface. Ghatam is usually accompanied by a mridangam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ghatam"

The hosho is a Zimbabwean musical instrument consisting of a maranka gourd with seeds (usually Hota) inside it or net of beads around it and which often accompanies Shona music, especially mbira music. It is a type of rattle. Another form of the hosho is made of a wild orange called a damba, tied together with sticks and filled with hota seeds or pebbles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hosho (instrument)"

(Idiophone) :For the concept of sound symbolism, see ideophone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Idiophone"

The lion's roar is a string drum instrument that has a drum head and a cord or horsehair passing through it. The home-made lion's roar is a drum that sits on the floor. The cord then makes friction with the drumhead as it is moved back and forth. It makes a noise effect like lion roaring. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lion's roar"

Lummi sticks are hardwood cylindrical sticks, usually roughly 7 inches long, and .75 inches in diameter, used as percussive musical instrument. They are generally struck against one another, and used frequently in musical education to teach rhythm. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lummi stick"

Maracas are simple percussion instruments (idiophones), usually played in pairs, consisting of a dried gourd shell (cuia - 'kOO-ya') filled with seeds or dried beans. They may also be made of leather, wood, or plastic. Often one maraca is pitched high and the other low. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maraca"

A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification. ...more on Wikipedia about "Membranophone"

The mendoza or mendozer (also monkey stick) is a traditional English percussion instrument, widely used in folk music. The origins of the name are not known but it is believed to stem from an association with one of the many Spanish and Italian buskers who were popular in London in the Victorian era. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monkey stick"

A morsing (also mourching or morching) is a percussion instrument, mainly used in the Carnatic music of South India. It can be categorized under lamellaphones, which is in the category of plucked idiophones. It consists of a metal ring in the shape of a horseshoe with two parallel forks which form the frame, and a metal tongue in the middle, between the forks, fixed to the ring at one end and free to vibrate at the other. The metal tongue is bent at the free end in a plane perpendicular to the circular ring so that it can be struck and is made to vibrate.This bent part is called the trigger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morsing"

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The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mridangam"

The Pollard Syndrum was one of the first electronic drums. It was designed because in large bands, the drums were un-miked and hard to hear above all the horns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pollard Syndrum"

A pyeongyeong (편경 pyeon-gyeong) is a traditional Korean percussion instrument, a kind of stone chime formed of sixteen stone slabs suspended from a frame. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyeongyeong"

The Rainstick is a simple, traditional percussion instrument. The original rainstick was purportedly invented by Chilean native Indians in order to attempt to bring rain to the dry desert regions of modern-day Chile. The rainstick makes a sound similar to the sound of falling rain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rainstick"

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