Technically, they are bronze kettle-drums, specifically membranophones, instruments that produce their sounds by being hit on their vibrating skins, or membranes.

Those drums will keep her busy throughout the Mendelssohn symphony. “I’ll be using three different drums,” said Zator Nelson, the orchestra’s associate principal timpanist.

Arrival of tiger in Kawal facilitated making of the tudum kettle drum It is one of the 18 sacred musical instruments of Raj Gond Adivasis Updated - October 25, 2019 12:40 am IST - SHETTIHADAPNUR ...