THE NAME OF THIS INSTRUMENT IS SKIN

THE NAME OF THIS INSTRUMENT IS SKIN

It is usually made of copper but may also be made of clay or wood, with a hoop and thong lacings to maintain skin tension. The baya ( bahina or bayan, meaning вЂњleftвЂќ), played with the left hand, is a deep kettledrum measuring about 25 cm (10 inches) in height, and the drum face is about 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter. It is usually tuned to the tonic, or ground note, of the raga (melodic framework). Skin tension is maintained by thong lacings and wooden dowels that are tapped with a hammer in retuning. It is about 25 cm (10 inches) in height and 15 cm (6 inches) across. It is a single-headed drum usually of wood and having the profile of two truncated cones bulging at the centre, the lower portion shorter. The higher-pitched of the two drums, which is played with the right hand, is also referred to individually as the tabla or as the daya ( dahina or dayan, meaning вЂњrightвЂќ). Tabla, pair of small drums fundamental (since the 18th century) to Hindustani music of northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

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