Gaita zuliana Gaita zuliana (often simply called "gaita") is a style of Venezuelan folk music (and dance) from Maracaibo, Zulia State. According to Joan Coromines, it may come from the word "''gaits''," the Gothic word for "goat", which is the skin generally us ...

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Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

, the tambora is a one-headed drum played with sticks. The player can sit on it or put it between his or her legs to perform rhythms on the instrument by hitting the head, the rim, or the body of the drum.

References

* Beck, John (1994). Encyclopedia of Percussion. Garland. {{ISBN, 978-0-8240-4788-7

External links

Youtube video - Tambora of gaitaVenezuelan tambora
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