Long Drum

Long drums are a loose category of tubular membranophones, characterized by their extreme length. They are most common in Africa, Thailand, and in Native American traditions. Long drums can be made out of entire tree trunks.

Famous quotes containing the words long and/or drum:

    “You shall love peace as a means to new wars—and the short peace more than the long one.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “Only the drum is confident, it thinks the world has not changed;”
    —Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)