Glong yao

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Glong yao (Thai: กลองยาว) is a long drum used in Thailand. It is generally slung over the shoulder and played with the hands. It has a wooden body and a drumhead made from water buffalo skin, and is usually decorated with a colorful skirt. It is played in many festival parades in Thailand. Extremely large glong yao, which may be up to 10 m in length, are sometimes encountered in parades, where they are carried by truck.

Similar drums are used by the Dai people of the Yunnan province of southwest China, as well as in Burma.

Since the late 20th century the Remo company has produced synthetic glong yao in four sizes.^[1]

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• Traditional Thai musical instruments

v • d • e Traditional Thai musical instruments Xylophones Ranat ek • Ranat thum • Ranat ek lek • Ranat thum lek • Ranat kaeo Gong circles Khong wong yai • Khong wong lek • Khong Mon (Khong Mon wong yai, Khong Mon wong lek) Fiddles Saw duang • Saw u • Saw sam sai • Sa law Zithers Jakhe • Khim Plucked lutes Grajabpi • Seung • Phin • Phin pia • Hai song Vertical flutes Khlui lib • Khlui phiang aw • Khlui u • Wot Oboes and free reed pipes Pi nai • Pi nok • Pi klang • Pi chawa • Pi mon • Pi cha nai • Pi aw • Pi joom • Pi saw • Khaen Drums Glong khaek • Glong songna • Glong yao • Glong thad • Thon rammana • Taphon • Glong thap (Thap) Other percussion Ching • Chab • Krab • Mong