Bougarabou
Bougarabou , also bugarabu, bugáar, bucarabu, bugorobu, is an African cup drum that is usually played in a set of three to four drums.
Originally used in Gambia and the Casamance , the bougarabou is now made in various West African countries. Hardwoods such as Win, Iroko and African mahogany achieve the best sound results . A hairy cowhide is used as covering. The sound is warm and melodious, similar to that of the Latin American conga . This is why the bougarabou is often called the African conga . The skin is stretched and tuned using the rope knotting technique, which is identical to the Djembé stretching technique.
It is traditionally played by the Diola who live mainly in the Casamance, the southern part of Senegal , in Gambia and in Guinea-Bissau .
literature
- Lucy Durán, David Font-Navarrete: Bugarabu. In: Grove Music Online, September 22, 2015
- Töm Klöwer: The worlds of drums and sound instruments . Martin, Südergellersen 1994, ISBN 3-921786-83-5