Thebreeze wrote:Hey!! that was cool!. Thanks so much for the info and the videos. I never would have guessed it.  It made my day.
Glad you enjoyed it. Remarkable instruments in their simplicity and diversity as well 

 There are also gourd drums, or the bara (BAH-rah, also bendre with membranes (skins) of all kinds as well.
I shot  this video at a Bobo (ethnic group/tribe) ceremony  my drum teacher took me to when I was living in Mali :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9btCyYdsVSE