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Originally Posted by mavi1970
they have been touted as being ottoman military drums from the mehter band. how true i dont know, the one's i have seen used by the military band are much larger and different, modern of course. Could these be older ones used.
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The reason i ask is because i have been a hand percussionist for 25 years, playing mostly congas and djembes. My rhythmic interests are mostly West African and Afro-Caribbean. This drum looks distinctly African in both construction and materials. Here are a couple of images of an Ottoman military drummer. This is not a particularly "modern" drum form BTW. This style of double headed "snare" dates well back to the middle ages.