School Me On Ethnic Drums

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School Me On Ethnic Drums

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:21 pm

Wanting to throw in some ethnic drums to my music. Not sure where to start...what is good quality/what is not etc..

So far I know what a Dun Dun is, I definitely want one. But for everything else I am clueless. Are all bongos considered equal? What are the differences and variants of more the more commonly used ones?

I'll leave this video of Santanna at Woodstock for reference.

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Re: School Me On Ethnic Drums

Post by fat finger » Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:44 am

Unicorn Warrior wrote:Are all bongos considered equal?
That's racist.

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Re: School Me On Ethnic Drums

Post by UlricvonCatalyst » Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:58 am

Unicorn Warrior wrote:Are all bongos considered equal?
Far from it! Cheap bongos often have no way of tensioning or replacing the heads, so be sure to buy a set where that's possible. LP's budget range (CP?) is generally okay and won't break the bank.

If you can afford it, I'd say a conga set would be the best place to start if you want to add hand drums to your music. Just be sure you don't get your bongos confused with your congas!

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Re: School Me On Ethnic Drums

Post by shadowplay » Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:39 am

I like talking drum and darbuka or goblet drum. There's quite a trend towards ethnic drum sounds in some electronic music at the moment. Best known I guess is Ancestral Voices.

This is a pop track with talking drum on it (and some sassy saz) even though it's confusingly called Dalbouka.

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