Tbilat

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Tbilat

The tbilat is a percussion instrument from Morocco which resembles bongos and tabla. It consists of a pair of decorated pottery drums of different sizes. The skinheads are stretched by plaited gut cords. This membranophone is placed on the ground between the legs and is played with both hands.

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  • Blades, James. Percussion instruments and their history. Bold Strummer Ltd; 4th edition (1992). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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