Do you know that
hand drum is the oldest musical instrument in the world? This is not just a
personal opinion. This actually based on the historical facts collected by the
expert historians. In this article, I would like to share brief information
regarding this hand drum and its development from the oldest generation until
the present generation. Before continuing to the main topic, I think it will be
better to describe a little bit about what hand drum is. Hand drum is a
percussive musical instrument that is comprised of one or more membranes
stretched over a hollow body. The sound is produced by striking or beating the
membrane which is also known as the head or skin.
Historically, hand
drums are said to be the most ancient musical instruments in the world. The
fundamental design of hand drums still remains intact for centuries. The functions have evolved to serve virtually
human needs and purposes. Hand drums are
not just musical instruments. People created these drums for various purposes
such as attracting attention, making signals, accompanying the cultural dances
and songs, creating suitable nuances for traditional ceremonies and religious
rites, and for entertaining. According to some experts, our the ancestors
believed that the presence and thundering sounds of drums could create a
special condition wherein they could meet a higher being, calling ancestral
spirits, and it also could arise supernatural power.
There are various
kinds of hand drums. Almost every cultural society and community has their own
hand drums and they give different names such as Cajon, Djembes, frame drum,
tambourine, conga, Darbuka, and the bongo drum. Hand drums are reckoned to be
the most used percussion instruments. We can easily find these instruments
everywhere we go. The use of these musical instruments has been a wide world.
The musicians prefer to collaborate on their music with hand drums. The very
reason is that its presence and sounds make music becomes more alive,
energetic, colourful and stylish.
One of the famous
hand percussion is what we call African drum. traditionall0y, the drum was the
heartbeat and the soul of most African communities. Drums have been an
intrinsic part of African life for centuries. It is indeed used to celebrate
all the aspects of life. For the Africans, drums hold symbolic and historical
significance. These instruments are frequently used as an alarm or a call to
arms stirring up emotions for battle and war.
Hand drums are the
instruments that can be learnt and played easily by anyone. If you are
interested to play and to have one of the hand drums, then I suggest you choose
and buy the high-quality one but the cost is reachable. I would gladly
recommend you to buy it in Bali Treasures Drum Factory. This company is known
to be the best hand percussion instruments company because of its quality
products. This company is located on Jalan Raya Andong, Peliatan, Ubud, Gianyar
Bali.
