The bara (Bambara: ߓߊ߬ߙߊ;[1] also called bendré)[2] is a spherical hand drum with a body made from a dried gourd or calabash, used in West Africa (primarily Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire,[2] and Mali).[2] Its single head is made of goatskin.[3] To make the drum, a dried gourd is cut on one end and a single head made of goatskin is stretched across the opening.[3] Bara drums come in various sizes, some quite large. The instrument is often used to accompany the balafon.[4][5]
 A bara drum from Burkina Faso (there called bendré) | |
| Percussion instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Membranophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.11 (Kettle drum) |
| Developed | West Africa |
The bara has been used in the music of the Malian musicians Yaya Diallo and Habib Koité.[6]
References edit
- ^ Faya Ismael Tolno (September 2011). "Les Recherches linguistiques de l'école N'ko" (PDF). Dalou Kende (in French). No. 19. Kanjamadi. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "THE BENDRÉ". Archived from the original on 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ a b "Bara". BéréSanké Percussion. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Bendre Baradunun 1 - Small bendré baradunun drum". www.african-percussion.net. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ Pandey, Ashish. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music. pp. 61, 162. ISBN 81-8205-291-2.
- ^ "Habib Koite interview". Afropop. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28.
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