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Dante Bucci hang drum

involved — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:39:01 +0000

Another video of Dante Bucci on the hang, the steel hand drum of Switzerland. If you are at all familiar with the hang, you know all about how difficult it is to get your hands on one of these.

Being only a few years old, the hang, or hang drum as it is commonly called, is still made by just the two original creators, and as of the date of posting, they have taken a break from production for an indefinite period of time. With only a few thousand in existence, good luck coming across one! Maybe someday…

Until then, enjoy the amazing music of the hang in the video below, then Click Here and see what Manu Delago does with the hang.

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Doumbek Hand Drum Solo

involved — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:04:38 +0000

Like all hand drums, the most important part of playing the doumbek is rhythm, but what makes this goblet drum different from most other hand drums is that it is played less with the hand and more with the fingertips, allowing for more intricate rhythms and a wider range of sounds.

What we have here is an entertaining performance of the the doumbek that is as comical as it is masterful. After watching the video, Click Here to watch another hand drum performance.

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Wooden Tongue Drum

involved — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:20:40 +0000

From the oldest family of music instruments, the tongue drum is a simple instrument with an amazing sound. Technically, it’s not a drum, as there is no vibrating membrane. It is instead classified as an idiophone (though somehow the word isn’t in the dictionary), as the tongue drum makes its sound through the vibration of the body when struck by mallets or played by hand.

For thousands of years, tongue drums were made to have just one or two slits and more closely represent what is now called the slit drum. These days, tongue drums are typically made to have anywhere from 4 to 16 notes, and usually have their own unique tuning.

After watching this video, Click Here to see another unusual percussion instrument.

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African Hand Drums Djembe and Kpalongo

involved — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:15:32 +0000

In this video, the djembe plays aside the kpalongo hand drum from Ghana.

After the video, check out this other djembe.

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Djembe African hand drum solo

involved — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:35:49 +0000

Every good djembe sounds a bit different than any other, it is this unique quality that makes the djembe great. I like the deep bass sound that comes with this djembe, check it out.

After the video, click here to see a djembe drum circle.

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Djembe Drum Circle

involved — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:58:44 +0000

An African musical instrument, search the Internet and find that this djembe drum circle video is one of the greatest displays of percussion out there. It is remarkable that the group seems to be comprised primarily of individuals of European descent, as this just goes to show how true it is, the language of music is absolutely Universal.

After the video, check out this video of another percussion instrument.

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HAPI Music

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:15:36 +0000

By no means am I any kind of master with the HAPI in my hands, but I sure can have some fun with it! This blog is dedicated to unique music worldwide and features many musicians playing their unusual and amazing instruments, this video is one of mine.

I’m always critical of my own perfomance, so I’d say I start a bit slow here, but take it somewhere by the end. So hopefully you can sit back and enjoy this video better than I can…

As a matter of fact, HAPI stands for Hand Activated Percussion Instrument. It is one of several melodic percussion instruments created in recent years, and is inspired by the much more elusive hang drum.

After the video, Click Here and see another tongue drum in action.

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