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