Drum

Drums were a group of percussion instruments dating back a very long way. They were all characterised by a membrane, usually made of skin, which was spanned tightly onto some kind of hollow resonating body to create sound.

Varieties
Known varities were kettledrums, side drums, bass drums, gong drums, bongos, tom-toms, cylinder drums, the changoo, talking drums and slit drums. Special variants used in Zakhara were tapered drums or darbukkah, elephant drums, the naqqarah, qas'ah baladi and the tabl.