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Ashiko

Classification	African Percussion instrument, Heads are goatskin, body of hardwood. Modern versions (as picture) made with plastic heads.
Playing range
Rope tuned, low for ensemble, high for lead.
Related instruments
Djembe, Goblet drum,
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An ashiko is a kind of drum shaped like a truncated cone and meant to be played with bare hands.

The drum is played throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas.

The Ashiko has three primary tones, just like the Djembe.

Some Africans consider the ashiko to be male and the djembe female while others believe the opposite is true.

In Eastern Cuba, the ashiko is known as a boku. The boku drum is played throughout eastern Cuba during carnivals and street parades called Comparsas.

[edit] External links

• How to make and Ashiko Hand drum

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