Tambora (Venezuelan drum)

For other uses, see Tambora.

In Gaita zuliana music, from Venezuela, the tambora is a one-headed drum played with sticks. The player can sit on it or put it between his or her legs to perform rhythms on the instrument by hitting the head, the rim, or the body of the drum.

Furro (left) and Tambora (right)

References

• Beck, John (1994). Encyclopedia of Percussion. Garland. ISBN 978-0-8240-4788-7

External links

• Youtube video - Tambora of gaita
• Venezuelan tambora