ceramic vessel with two holes and goatskin drum with padded ring bright bongolike sounds by striking the corpus, bass sounds by playing on the holes and drum popular instrument to simulate the heartbeat originally a Nigerian instrument,...

rattle made of plant fibres calebash bottom, filled with finest pebbles strong sound multiple rhythmic applications Ghana

aluminium shell filled with fine steel pellets soft, calming sound many sound variations by dampening the sides and changes of the angle of motion India

small, lightweight bronze bells one row on a padded velvet strap bright, light sound easy to attach to hands, feet and instruments for traditional Indian dance for drummers, dancers and teachers, excellent to provide a rhythmic guideline...

tubes made of reed with colourful textile decoration 13 tones simple fun-instrument Peru

rustic, handcarved mallet padded, medium hard leather head for robust frame drums (cow hide) Indonesia

frame drum, filled with steel pellets two goatskin heads colours and ornamentation of the decorative ribbon may vary sound creations: soothing waves, ebb and flow, lighting and thunder storm can be played as a frame drum with one hand or...

hand-crafted wooden body out of a single trunk two goat skins tunable rope system squeezing the rope will change the sound, offering a wide range of distinct pitches Ghana

drone lute from Bengal, a member of the ektara (’one-string’) family by applying pressure to the bamboo neck, the sound can be strongly modulated a traditional favourite of travelling singers, Sufis and adherents of the Baul religion to...

wooden frame, selected hardwood tongues, hanging gourds for amplification, mallets West African pentatonic warm, friendly sound traditional instrument of the griots (bards, storytellers) Ghana

polished coconut shell fine filling material, strong handle India

tobillera nut shells colourful, woven ribbon gentle,soothing, enchanting sound can be shaken or tapped rhythmically popular ritual instrument Columbia