The pandero jarocho, pandero octagonal or pandero tlacotalpeño is a kind of
tambourine typical of the
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
of
Veracruz. It is
octagon
In geometry, an octagon (from the Greek ὀκτάγωνον ''oktágōnon'', "eight angles") is an eight-sided polygon or 8-gon.
A '' regular octagon'' has Schläfli symbol and can also be constructed as a quasiregular truncated square, t, whi ...
al in shape, ringed with eight jangling metal
disks, and with an animal skin stretched over one side. The most common methods of playing are two: one, by alternately tapping the skin with the
thumb
The thumb is the first digit of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb ...
and
forefinger, jangling the disks and creating a dull beat on the skin; two, by running the outstretched thumb over the skin near the
perimeter of the frame.
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Mexican musical instruments
Membranophones
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