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Title: back to the primitive Post by: guerrillawar on March 10, 2003, 12:47 PM on that song by soulfly they have these big brasilian drums that sound like giant timbales, what are they?
Title: Re:back to the primitive Post by: 563 on March 12, 2003, 03:47 PM im going to assume its a surdu of some sort. thing is with soulfly they use a bunch of different african and latin percussion and its not always so easy to tell because its never used in a traditional context. but on thier site they have a real media vid for that song and i saw a couple cats playing what looked like surdus. essentially a cylinder drum like a bass drum, but often times smaller diameter. thats a guess :)
Title: Re:back to the primitive Post by: Bart Elliott on March 12, 2003, 03:58 PM I would say they are not surdo drums, as these sound basically like a bass drum ... because that's what they are ... cylindrical bass drums, that look like giant floor toms.
If it sounds like a timbale, it's going to be a repenique.
They really aren't that big, but it's a double-sided metal drum ... no snares. The Brazilian snare drum is called a caixa. For more information and photos of various Brazilian drums and percussion instruments, visit: www.brazildrums.com Title: Re:back to the primitive Post by: 563 on March 12, 2003, 04:46 PM i was thinking repinque but if you saw the vid, the drums they play are wood and bigger than any rep. ive heard of. hence the surdu guess. but youre absolutely right that a rep. would sound more timbale-esque.
Title: Re:back to the primitive Post by: guerrillawar on March 12, 2003, 09:21 PM cool!! i guess i'll have to go about making or obtaining one, thanks guys!!
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