Barrel drum

The taphon, a barrel drum of Thailand

Barrel drums are a class of membranophone, or drum, characterized by a barrel-shape with a bulge in the middle. They can be one-headed and open at the bottom, or two-headed at opposite ends. Examples include the Vietnamese trong chau and the bendre of the Mossi of Burkina Faso.[1]

Barrel drums

• Buk – Korea
• Conga – Cuba
• Dhak – India
• Dhol – India
• Dholak – North India, Pakistan, and Nepal
• Geta beraya – Sri Lanka
• Glong khaek – Thailand
• Glong songna – Thailand
• Glong thad – Thailand
• Kebero – Ethiopia
• Kendhang – Indonesia
• Khol – India
• Mridangam – South India
• Pakhawaj – North India
• Sampho – Cambodia
• Tanbou – Haiti
• Tanggu – China
• Taphon – Thailand
• Trống chầu – Vietnam

References

1. Dean, Matt (2012). The drum : a history. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810881716. OCLC 772845784.

• "534m Membranophones". SIL. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2007.