14 ″ wide snare drum with wooden shell
The list of drums is an outsourced section of the list of percussion instruments . It lists all drums recorded in Wikipedia, including drums that are not assigned to percussion instruments . However, drums according to purpose or type, such as the shaman's drum , are not listed.
Further designations or alternative spellings are given in brackets.
Note: Wherever “skin” is used for materials, it is referred to as animal skin.
Boiler drums
| Name (s)
|
use
|
origin
|
materials
|
|
Diplipito (dumbuli) |
Court music, ceremonial music |
Georgia |
Kettle: burnt clay; Fur: skin
|
|
Ghumat (ghumot, gumot, gumatt) |
Folk music |
India |
Kettle: clay; Fur: skin
|
| Boiler drum |
Popular music, classical music, folk music |
Eurasia |
various materials
|
|
Lilissu (Lilisu) |
Cultic music |
Mesopotamia |
Shell: bronze, fur: skin
|
|
Timpani (kettle drum) |
mainly classical music |
Mesopotamia |
Boiler: mostly copper; Fur: skin, or plastic
|
| Tabla |
Indian music |
India |
Boiler: brass or copper; Fur: skin
|
Frame drums
| Name (s)
|
use
|
origin
|
materials
|
| Adufe |
Portuguese music |
Andalusia |
Frame: wood; Fur: sheep or goat skin
|
| Bendir |
Arabic music |
North africa |
Frame: wood; Fur: sheep or goat skin
|
| Bodhran |
World music |
Ireland |
Frame: wood; Fur: skin
|
| Caixa |
samba |
Brazil |
Boiler: wood; Fur: plastic
|
|
Daira (dāira, daire, dāireh, dairea) |
Folk music |
Mesopotamia |
Frame: wood; Fur: goat skin
|
| Davul |
Folk music |
Orient |
Frame: wood; Fur: skin
|
|
Dhyangro (dhyāngro) |
Shamanic music |
Tibet |
Frame: wood; Fur: goat skin
|
| Kanjira |
Indian music |
India |
Frame: wood; Fur: lizard skin
|
|
Snare drum (snare drum, tenor drum) |
Classical music, popular music |
Ottoman Empire, Europe |
Boiler: wood, metal, or plastic; Fur: plastic, snare carpet: metal
|
| Pandeiro |
Brazilian music |
Brazil |
Fur: plastic, or fur; Frame: wood; Clamps: metal
|
| Frame drum |
Popular music, ritual music |
Mesopotamia |
Wood, fur
|
|
Riq (riqq) |
Arabic music |
Arab cultural area |
Frame: wood; Fur: fish or goat skin; Clamps: metal
|
| Rototome |
Popular music |
Europe or America |
Metal, plastic
|
| Sogo |
Dance music, folk music |
Korea |
Frame: wood or plastic; Fur: dog or cow skin
|
| Tamborim |
samba |
Brazil |
Frame: wood; Fur: plastic; Clamps: metal
|
|
Tambourine (bell drum) |
Popular music |
Arab cultural area |
Frame: wood or metal; Fur: cow or goat skin, or plastic; Clamps: metal
|
| Timbales |
Latin music |
Cuba |
Boiler: metal; Fur: plastic
|
|
Tof (toph) |
Cultic music |
Orient |
?
|
| Tympanum |
Cultic music |
Mediterranean area |
?
|
Grating drums
Tubular drums, barrel drums
| Name (s)
|
use
|
origin
|
materials
|
| Atabaque |
Ritual music |
Brazil |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
|
Buk (puk, taebuk) |
Korean music |
Korea |
Boiler: wood; Fur: cow skin
|
| Conga |
Dance music |
Africa |
Shell: wood or fiberglass, hide: cow or buffalo hide
|
| Dama |
Folk music |
Northeast India |
Shell: jackfruit wood ; Fur: cow or buffalo skin
|
| Dholak |
Indian music |
Asia |
Boiler: wood; Skins: skin
|
|
Garawon (Garifuna drum) |
Folk music |
Central America |
Boiler: wood; Fur: sheep or deer skin
|
| Waist drum |
Folk music |
East asia |
?
|
|
Kendang (gendang) |
Gamelan |
India |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
| Khol |
Indian music |
India |
Kettle: burnt clay; Fur: goat skin
|
| Kpan logo |
African music |
Ghana |
Boiler: wood; Fur: antelope , goat or cow skin
|
| Mridangam |
Indian music |
India |
Shell: Jackfruit wood; Hides: goat skin
|
|
Odaiko (Taiko) |
Japanese music |
Japan |
Boiler: wood from elm plants ; Fetlock: horse or cow skin
|
| Pahu |
Folk music |
Polynesia |
Boiler: wood; Fur: shark skin
|
| Pakhawaj |
Indian music |
India |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
| Tubular drum |
Processional music |
Egypt |
various materials
|
| Talotpot |
Processional music |
Northern Thailand |
Boiler: wood; Fur: cow skin
|
|
Timba (Timbau) |
Brazilian music |
Brazil |
Shell: compressed wood or aluminum; Fur:?
|
Hourglass drums, goblet drums
| Name (s)
|
use
|
origin
|
materials
|
| Batá drum |
Cult music |
Nigeria , Benin
|
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
| Bougarabou |
Folk music |
West Africa |
Boiler: wood; Fur: cow skin
|
| Dabakan |
Kulintang |
Philippines |
Shell: jackfruit wood or palm wood; Fur: cow, snake or lizard skin
|
| Darbuka |
Arabic music, Turkish music |
Arab cultural area |
Kettle: clay, or metal; Fur: fish or goat skin
|
| Djembé |
African music |
West Africa |
Boiler: wood, or a mixture of vegetable fibers and synthetic resin; Fur: antelope or goat skin
|
| Elephant foot drum |
Dance music |
East asia |
Shell: Mango or Ceiba wood; Fur: cow skin
|
|
Hurka (hudka) |
Indian folk music |
India |
Boiler:?; Fur: untanned skin
|
| Idakka |
Indian music |
India |
Boiler: wood; Fur: cow skin
|
| Janggu |
Ceremonial music |
Korea |
Shell: paulownia wood , or clay; Fur: skin
|
| Jiegu |
Folk music |
Central Asia |
?
|
|
Kalangu (kalungu, kalanggual, danko) |
Folk music |
West Africa |
Boiler: wood; Fur: untanned skin
|
|
Hourglass (hourglass drum) |
Street music, cultic music |
Mesopotamia |
various materials
|
|
Tombak (Dumbek) |
Persian music |
Persia |
Shell: hardwood; Fur: camel , goat or calf skin
|
|
Tsuzumi (Kotsuzumi) |
Folk music |
Japan |
?
|
|
Zerbaghali (Zirbaghali) |
Folk music |
Afghanistan |
Boiler: clay, or wood; Fur:?
|
Cylinder drums
| Name (s)
|
use
|
origin
|
materials
|
| Alfaia |
Brazilian music |
Brazil |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
| Basel drum |
Folk music |
Basel |
Boiler: wood or metal; Fur: animal skin, or plastic
|
| Bombo |
Argentinian music |
Argentina |
Boiler: wood; Fur: animal skin
|
|
Chande (chende) |
South Indian folk music |
India |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
|
Chenda (chende) |
Indian music |
India |
Shell: jackfruit wood; Hides: cowhide
|
|
Concert Tom (Rock Tom) |
Rock music , pop music |
Europe or America |
Boiler: wood or plastic; Fur: plastic
|
| Doli |
Light music |
Georgia |
Boiler: wood; Hides: untanned hide
|
|
Dunun
|
African music
|
West Africa
|
Boiler: wood; Fur: untanned skin
|
|
Bass drum (kick drum) |
Popular music, classical music |
Ottoman Empire |
Boiler: wood or plastic; Fur: plastic
|
| Ilú |
Ritual music |
Brazil |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
| Lambeg Drum |
Irish music |
Ireland |
Boiler: wood; Fur:?
|
| Octobane |
Popular music |
United States |
Boiler: wood or plastic; Fur: plastic
|
|
Repinique (Repique) |
Brazilian music |
Brazil |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin (formerly), or nylon
|
| Surdo |
samba |
Brazil |
Boiler: wood; Fur: plastic
|
|
Swasche (swesche, swasher, sueschoour, suescher) |
Military music |
Switzerland |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
|
Tabor (tabar) |
Medieval music |
France |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin
|
| Tambora |
Merengue |
Dominican Republic |
Boiler: wood; Fur:?
|
|
Tenor drum (Landsknecht drum , vortex drum) |
Classical music, military music, samba |
Eurasia |
Boiler: wood; Fur: skin, or plastic
|
| Thon Dian Phao |
Folk music |
Thailand |
Kettle: clay; Fur: snakeskin
|
|
Tomtom (Tom-Tom) |
Popular music |
United States |
Boiler: wood or plastic; Fur: plastic
|
| Zabumba |
Brazilian music |
Brazil |
Boiler: wood; Fur: plastic
|
Others
