Water drum

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Water drums are a category of membranophone characterized by the filling of the drum chamber with some amount of water to create a unique sound. Water drums are common in Native American music, and in some forms of African and Southeast Asian music.

It creates a unique sound because the amount of water you fill it in is always different. It is usually made with tanned buckskin stretched over it and filled with unique amount of water. Water drums are actually very common in the Native American music and also in some African and Southeast Asian music. The drums are usually played with a think drumstick that has a loop on the end. _{(Added on 28th April)}

[edit] References

• Claire King. Tuning the Water Drum. From Cradleboard to Motherboard. Retrieved on January 22, 2007.