atabaque
Sign in to saveright|thumb|300px|Drumming on an atabaque The atabaque ( , , ) is a tall, wooden, Afro-Brazilian hand drum, similar to conga.
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- Atabaque
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- percussion
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- Membranophone
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- Barrel drum
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- Brazil
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right|thumb|300px|Drumming on an atabaque The atabaque ( , , ) is a tall, wooden, Afro-Brazilian hand drum, similar to conga.
The shell is made traditionally of Jacaranda wood from Brazil. The head is traditionally made from calfskin. A system of ropes are intertwined around the body, connecting a metal ring near the base to the head. Because of this tuning mechanism the drum is sometimes known as 'Atabaque de Corda'. Wooden wedges are jammed between this ring and the body and a hammer is used to tighten or loosen the ropes, raising or lowering the pitch of the drum.