A West African one of these instruments is tuned by twisting its ropes. For 10 points each:
[10e] The djembe is what sort of instrument? Orchestras typically include snare and bass varieties of this percussion instrument.
ANSWER: drums [accept snare drum or bass drum or talking drum]
[10h] Along with the djembe, this instrument is common to several West African countries, and is alongside the kora and ngoni associated with griots. This instrument, similar to a xylophone, is a struck idiophone that uses gourds for resonance.
ANSWER: balafon (“BAL-uh-fawn”) [or gyil (“jeel”)]
[10m] Unlike the djembe, these small drums are played two at a time, with left- and right-hand ones called baya and daya. These Indian drums use a paste to create overtones above the fundamental note of the raga.
ANSWER: tabla
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