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tasha, an Indian drum

The tasha is a pop­ular folk instrument of the kettle drum variety.  It is cha­rac­terised by a very shallow metal shell.  The lacing is some­times of rawhide, but in the urban areas, turnbuckle (screw sys­tem) tuning is com­mon.  It is played with drumsticks.  The tasha is very pop­ular in mar­riage pro­cession bands.

The tasha may be considered to be not one, but a class of drums. Other instruments of the tasha class include the diggi and timki.



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