Dabakan
Dabakan is a single- headed tumbler drum in the Philippines , which is played particularly in the Kulintang ensemble.
Its body, which can also be counted among the hourglass drums due to its shape , consists of the wood of a jackfruit tree - or a coconut palm . The eardrum is made from the skin of a cow, snake, or lizard. The drum is struck with bamboo or rattan sticks .
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literature
- Danongan S. Kalanduyan: Magindanaon Kulintang Music: Instruments, Repertoire, Performance Contexts, and Social Functions. In: Asian Music, Vol. 27, No. 2, spring – summer 1996, pp. 3–18, here p. 7
- Scott Scholz: The Supportive Instruments of the Magindanaon Kulintang Ensemble. In: Asian Music , Vol. 27, No. 2, Spring-Summer 1996, pp. 33-52
Web links
Commons : Dabakan - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Traditional Music from the Southern Philippines - Information on the Drum from the Philippines
Individual evidence
- ↑ Philip Dominguez Mercurio: Traditional Music from the Southern Philippines PnoyAndTheCity: A center for Kulintang - A home for Pasikings. August 30 2006