Boula (music)
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The word boula can refer to at least four different drums played in the Caribbean music area.
The Guadeloupan boula is a hand drum, similar to the tambou bèlè, and is used in gwo ka and special occasions likes wakes, wrestling matches and Carnival celebrations. It is a hand drum that plays low-pitched sounds and is played single-handed and transversally.[1]
The boula of Carriacou is also a hand drum, now most often made of rum casks. It is also called the tambou dibas, and is used in the Big Drum tradition.[2][3]
The Haitian boula is a cowskin hand drum used in rada music.[4]
The boula of Trinidad and Tobago accompanies the stick-fighting dance called kalenda, and is a double-headed barrel drum, played open-handed.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne (1999). "Guadeloupe", Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume Two: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Routledge, pp 873-880. ISBN 0-8153-1865-0.
- ^ McDaniel, Lorna (1999). "Grenada", Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Routledge, pp 865-872. ISBN 0-8153-1865-0.
- ^ Tombstone - Big Drum - Saraca. Paradise Inn. Retrieved on September 10, 2005.
- ^ Gaston Jean-Baptiste. Tanbou. Haitian Drums. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.
- ^ McDaniel, Lorna (1999). "Trinidad and Tobago", Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume Two: South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Routledge, 952-967. ISBN 0-8153-1865-0.
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