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

tambourine with strong wooden frame, ornamented with mother-of-pearllike (nacre) robust, tunable nylon head and heavy brass jingles handdrum with powerful, pervasive sound incl. bag very popular in the folk- and classical music of the...

colourfully painted metal shell, threaded steel screws, lacquered rings strong, tunable two-layer head made of nylon and synthetic leather (korino) rich, strong and bass-centred sound the conical shape permits the storage of several...

5 colourful tuned plastic percussion tubes pentatonic complement to ABW 556, C#’, D#’, F#’, G#’, A#’ the sound resembles a bamboo orchestra the tubes are beaten against each other or against a padded surface very popular in music...

25 colourful tuned plastic percussion tubes one set of octavator caps (8 pieces) and bag 3xC’, 1xC#’, 3xD’, 1xD#’, 2xE’, 2xF’, 2xF#’, 3xG’, 1xG#’, 3xA’, 2xBb’, 2xB’ the sound resembles a bamboo orchestra for music lessons and for...

hollow bottle gourd net with white seeds sound range from soft murmurs, hissing waves and the roaring sea energizes rhythms traditional instrument in West African drum ensembles Ghana

soft wood, painted in various colours wide range of scraping and clicking sounds the call of tropical frogs can be played as a guiro scraper and as a woodblock Thailand

wooden shell, double goatskin heads filled with fine steel pellets our most versatile shakers more than 30 sound effects variations by dampening the skins, changing the position of the hand and varied motions

carved nuts with fine filling material various Native American images, similar to illustration soft, enchanting sound for ritual Peru

rattle made of plant fibres calebash bottom, filled with finest pebbles strong sound ideal to accompany drums energizes rhythms Ghana

polished coconut shell fine filling material, strong handle India

bamboo, painted mouthpiece made of beeswax or polished wood wide range of strongly variable sounds, rich in overtones with circular breathing, a mysterious, easily modulated, continuous drone can be maintained sacred woodwind instrument...