bendir
Sign in to saveThe bendir (, ; : , ) is a wooden-framed frame drum of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
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- Bendir
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- A bendir with snares
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- Membranophone
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The bendir (, ; : , ) is a wooden-framed frame drum of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
The bendir is a traditional instrument that is played throughout North Africa, as well as in Sufi ceremonies; it was played, too, in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. In Turkish, the word bendir means "a big hand frame drum".