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A hand drum is any type of drum that is typically played by striking it with the bare hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of beater. The simplest type of hand drum is the frame drum, which consists a shallow, cylindrical shell with a drumhead attached to one of the open ends.

[edit] Types of hand drums

• A frame drum common in Middle Eastern music is the Tar (drum).
• The tambourine is simply a frame drum with jingles attached to the shell.
• The most common African drum known to westerners is the djembe, a large, single-headed drum with a goblet shape.
• Congas and bongos are essential to Afro-Cuban music.
• Tabla are central to Indian music.
• The Irish Bodhrán is sometimes played with the bare hand.

[edit] External links

• Hand Drumming Workshops, Events
• Nay-Nava the encyclopedia of persian music instruments
• Hand Drumming at Wikiot.com - A wiki devoted to music. Contains hand drumming lessons and videos.