Several drums, categorized as gagakki , are used in the Japanese theatrical form, gagaku.

Because the vibrations resonate in the shell of the drum, the shell can be used to increase the volume and to manipulate the type of sound produced.

Taiko drums during this period were used during battle to intimidate the enemy and to communicate commands.

The preferred wood is the Japanese zelkova or keyaki , but a number of other woods, and even wine barrels, have been used to create taiko.

Categorization Taiko have been developed into a broad range of percussion instruments that are used in both Japanese folk and classical musical traditions.

I will not dance to your drummed up war.

There are at least 14 types of traditional drums.

One such company that created drums exclusively for the Emperor of Japan, Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten in Tokyo, has been making taiko since 1861.

This group includes all drums and kazoos.

Drums are not the only instruments played in the ensemble other Japanese instruments are also used.

Other instruments and their combinations are more linked to specific ethnic groups the Sara prefer whistles, balafones, harps and kodjo drums and the Kanembu combine the sounds of drums with those of flute like instruments.

Kumaoji daiko also features an unusual positioning for taiko the drums are sometimes suspended from ropes, and historically, sometimes drums were suspended from trees.

The drums of war are being banged ever more loudly in the Middle East.

First there were drums and then knock knock jokes.

In kabuki, the shamisen, a plucked string instrument, often accompanies taiko during the theatrical performance.

He played at the New Cotton Club in Los Angeles with Lionel Hampton on drums.

In both traditions, dancers were accompanied by several instruments that included drums similar to taiko.

Oguchi's ensemble, Osuwa Daiko, incorporated these alterations and other drums into their performances.

Slaves were imported as labour.

You've got non lethal shotgun rounds that contain rubber pellets instead of the traditional metal ones.

Drums and other traditional percussion instruments and are often made from natural materials.

Primates are used as model organisms in laboratories and have been used in space missions.

The right hand drum is called a tabla and the left hand drum is called a dagga or baya.

Most cemeteries ceased to be used, and those that were still used had few burials (Stjerna, in Nerman 1925 176).

You can almost hear the drums throbbing back in that little cottage where we stay when we're there.

Uses Drums are usually played by striking with the hand, or with one or two sticks.

Rotors The rotors (alternatively wheels or drums , Walzen in German) formed the heart of an Enigma machine.

Skins also come from horses, and bull skin is preferred for larger drums.

Thinner skins are preferred for smaller taiko, and thicker skins are used for larger ones.

Up until the late 1960s, most music producers placed microphones directly in front of the amplifiers and drums.

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Eggs can be used as weapons.

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The culture has a variety of traditional musical instruments including several types of drums, string instruments, flutes, cymbals, and pipes.

Drums are of great importance the royal drummers enjoyed high status within the court of the King ( Mwami ).

The skins or heads of taiko are generally made from cowhide from Holstein cows aged about three or four years.

During the days of the festival the streets echo to the rhythm of drums, two giants of cardboard called Mata and Griffon .

But they don't ever get used like that.