Contributors in Drums

Drums

Splash (or splash cymbal)

Musical equipment; Drums

A quick sounding cymbal with short sustain. Small in diameter generally from 6" to 14". Most typically 6" to 10"

Seneke

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) A farmer.

Flam tap

Musical equipment; Drums

A flam followed by one tap or stroke. One of the 40 drum rudiments

Serewa/sora

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) hunter's musician (also: donso jeli) - maninka

Floor tom

Musical equipment; Drums

The deepest tom (generally) on a standard drum set. It sits upright on 3 legs. In the last 20 years drummers have also mounted their floor toms on cymbal stands.

Sesse / sege sege / ksing ksing / nanyama

Musical equipment; Drums

(African term) "ears" or rattles fixed to a djembe (sesse is in susu, sege sege is a maninka/bamana word, ksing ksing is in mandinka, nanyama is in bamana)

Foot pedal

Musical equipment; Drums

The accessory that depresses the bass drum or hi-hat cymbals.

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