MEMBRANOPHONES
Instruments in which sound is produced by the vibration of a stretched skin
DUMBEK or دومبيك (Middle East)an hourglass-shaped hand drum used throughout the Arab World; also called the darbuka
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RIQQ or رق (Middle East)a tambourine-like instrument with a wooden frame, zils (metal "jingles"), and a drumhead, which is traditionally constructed out of stretched and pressed fish skin; can be classified as both an idiophone and a membranophone
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TABLA or तबला (India)a round hand drum, typically played in a pair with the fingertips and palms by hitting, slapping, or rubbing the drumheads
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