The pandero is a musical instrument of the

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family consisting of a circular frame, often made of wood or plastic, with a single head of skin stretched over it. It is played in folk music of

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and

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. In many of these countries, when the frame has pairs of small metal jingles, it is called ''pandereta''. In some countries, terms pandero and pandereta are interchangeable. It is played by tapping the head with fingers or palm.

Gallery

File:Pandeireta_Galega.JPG, Pandeireta from Galicia (Spain) File:Pandero8.jpg, Player of Mexican pandero octagonal File:Pandero_cuequero8.jpg, Player of Chilean pandero cuequero

References

* The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 1. (2008). . Membranophones {{Membranophone-instrument-stub