Some Of The Popular Hand Drums And Hand Percussions

The world is so fast-changing and all the discoveries that exist in the world, have developed a lot following the changes that have occurred in the world for thousands of years. Music is one of the oldest discoveries of humans, which has developed from all its parts such as musical instruments, songs, and dances. For tens of thousands of years, music has passed many developments and one of them is from musical instruments. There are various musical instruments that come from various civilizations and countries, for example, there are many types of African Drum instruments.

Musical instruments such as Hand Drum, Hand Percussion, stringed musical instruments, and Tone Board musical instruments. Musical instruments have become part of humans not only as playing music, but some of them have also become part of medicine, communication, spiritual links and are sacred. A number of traditional musical instruments don't keep up with the times. They still retain their original form but they are still in demand and popular among music lovers around the world.
Traditional Musical Instruments

Our article will discuss some hand drum instruments and hand percussions, which still retain their unique and beautiful original forms. But it still ranks one of the most popular musical instruments and is in demand by music lovers, whose presence is a necessity in music performances and tones. Traditional musical instruments originating from ancient civilizations such as kingdoms and eras beyond modernity, which were found far from a few hundred to a thousand years ago BC.

Hand Drum
It is one of the oldest musical instruments discovered by archaeologists, such as the Elephant Skin Drum that has been found since 34,000 - 40,000 years in civilizations found in Antarctica. Here are some traditional hand drums that still maintain their shape, still in demand for music lovers and their popularity, not to be forgotten by time.

• Cajon. Hand Drum found in the 16th century in Peru, has a square shape resembling a chest with a hole in the back. Played using palms and fingertips, which can produce several octaves and are played by occupying them. Cajón or Kahon which means hollow crates or crates, never have a change in shape and is a mandatory hand drum used in every percussion show. Just like the history of African drum in general, the history of  Cajón is full of values. Found in the time of slavery experienced by the people of Peru, the Spanish nation frowned on all the rights of the Peruvian people including their impression of playing their traditional music. The Spanish nation can take their freedom and force them to work, but not with their musical soul from the wooden sides they start making simple musical instruments that are easy to play and hide from Spanish soldiers.

• Djembe. Is one of the most phenomenal and popular hand drums from the African continent. Found during the time of Mali civilization 1200 BC, it has a saucer-shaped shape made of wood, animal skin and rope. Djembe was initially used not only as a musical instrument but also as a means of communication between tribes, a tool to commemorate important days and sacred instruments. At that time Africa was still filled with wild animals, and the distance between the tribes was quite far, so they used Djembe as a communication instrument. As a sacred instrument, Djembe is believed to store three holy spirits from all parts such as the spirit of wood, animals, and craftsmen. Djembe has a small to moderate size and does not experience changes in terms of its shape. The only change in how to make Djembe is the use of animal skin which is replaced with materials for the music producing part.

Hand Percussion

Is the first musical instrument found by humans according to the beliefs of archaeologists, they believe that musical instruments were discovered for 165,000 years ago and that it is a percussion type instrument. Geisenklösterle Flutes, which is 40,000 - 43,000 years old, was found in the Geisenklösterle German cave. Hand Percussion is a type of musical instrument for the strains of a tone, has a small size with a loud and melodious sound.

• Kalimba. It is the first-hand percussion that introduces the finger keyboard before the piano, round or oval with several tones played using the thumb. Found from the Rhodesian civilization in Zimbabwe, which was used as a musical instrument, accompaniment of prayer and a bridge of communication between the inhabitants of Rhodesian and the ancestors. Musical instruments, used as a singer for traditional celebration songs and dances and musical performances along with African drum instruments. Prayer Instruments, as an accompaniment of praise poetry for the gods and pray for blessings and help of the gods. Liaison instruments, to speak and call on ancestors or families who have left, to ask for answers to decisions and release longing for their loved ones.

• Maracas. The Hand Percussion, which resembles the number nine, is found in the Tupinamba civilization in Jamaica. Made from the skin of a pumpkin or a dry head that has been filled with seeds with a handle made of wood, how to play it is enough to shake the two hands that mock the maracas. Producing lively and dim sound, in the form of Maracas has never undergone a change. Maracas was used as a musical instrument, ritual instrument and worship for gods, during the Tupinamba Maracas period it was often played singly without involving other instruments. As a musical instrument, to accompany them to sing and dance with some types of hand drums, with a slight style of jumping and spinning. Ritual Instruments, as accompanists of the physician in the ritual treatment of bodily diseases and injuries.


Stringed instruments

Musical instruments that use strings have been played for 13,000 years ago, based on the discovery of stone carvings from India and Egypt which depict some artists playing string instruments resembling harps and guitars.

• Ukulele is a small stringed musical instrument often referred to as a baby guitar, found in Hawaii when immigrant Portugal travel to Africa in 1913. Found since the 15th century with four to five strings, with a form that never changes and produces a loud and melodious sound. Since the 19th-century Ukulele was introduced in Europe and gained high popularity, sailors like to bring Ukulele to be their accompaniment to singing and entertaining amid the vast blue ocean.