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Tumbak

by David Courtney working tools

playing the bulbul tarang
Tumbak (photo courtesy of Abe Thomas)

The tumbak is ba­si­cally an In­dian version of the Dumbek.  The tumbak is not very com­mon in most of India, but it is found in the folk music of Kashmir.  It is inter­est­ing to note that drums of this type are also known as klong yao or glong (Thailand & Laos).  There is a cer­tain si­mi­larity in form to the gummeta of Andhra Pradesh.



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