Boyuk nagara

Boyuk nagara
Other names Kos nagara,wedding nagara
Classification

Percussion instrument
Playing range

Rope tensioned

The Böyük nağara, also called the "kos nağara" or "wedding nağara", is a large double-headed drum. It is played with mallets. The böyük nağara is played in some regions of Azerbaijan. Its body is cylindrical and made from firm wood. Skins are stretched over both the top and the bottom of the cylindrical body of the instrument. Its diameter is 400-450 mm, and its height is 500-550 mm.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Atlas of traditional music of Azerbaijan".
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