18 Terms
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Drums
Lope
Musical equipment; Drums
To move with a long bounding stride. The way a groove lays in the pocket.
Mali / manin
Musical equipment; Drums
(African term) hippopotamus, emblem and namesake of mali and mande empire
Mallet
Musical equipment; Drums
A type of drumstick used to strike a percussion instrument; particularly a bell instrument such as the marimba or xylophone.
Mallets
Musical equipment; Drums
("I play mallets") referring to those instruments played with mallets such as the marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, or steel drum.
Mande
Musical equipment; Drums
(African term) The Mande are an ethnic group from West Africa. Today they are found mainly in Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Mali. The Malinke and the Mandinka are part of this ethnic ...
Maracas
Musical equipment; Drums
A hollowed out gourd on a stick (rattle). Usually filled with seeds or pebbles. Another simply designed instrument but capable of many different types of sounds through various skillful techniques ...
Marimba
Musical equipment; Drums
An instrument that consists of a large frame holding wooden resonator bars. This musical instrument is played with mallets.
