Ashiko

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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, More articles Mande

An ashiko is a kind of drum shaped like a truncated cone and meant to be played with bare hands.

The ashiko drum is played throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas. In eastern Cuba, it is known as boku and is played during carnivals and street parades called Comparsas.

Some consider the ashiko to be male and the djembe female.

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• Ashiko example image
• Ashiko Care & Maintenance

• World Wide Drums