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Drums

Roll

Musical equipment; Drums

Drum roll. Rolls (single stroke, double stroke, 5 stroke, etc.) that help make up the 40 drum rudiments.

Drumhead

Musical equipment; Drums

The covering or membrane that stretches over the drum to produce it's sound. Drumheads are made of animal skin and synthetic plastics.

Roto-tom

Musical equipment; Drums

A mounted, shell-less drum that changes pitch when rotated.

Drumsticks

Musical equipment; Drums

Sticks used to play a drum or set of drums. Popular models for drumset are ProMark, Vic Firth, and Vater. There are also numerous specialty drumsticks.

Dugura

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) (fulbe: duuki, wolof: dimba) - cordyla pinnata, a heavy, dense wood for djembe

Roulement (or roll)

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) A djembe roll is when a djembe player fills space with many notes to create a rumbling effect.

Dununba

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) The largest of the 3 dundus and the name of festival/party where are played.

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