 A bendir withsnares | |
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Thebendir (Arabic:بندير,bindīr;pl.:بنادير,binādīr) is a wooden-framedframe drum ofNorth Africa andSouthwest Asia.[1]
The bendir is a traditional instrument that is played throughout North Africa, as well as inSufi ceremonies; it was played, too, inAncient Egypt andMesopotamia.[2] In Turkish, the wordbendir means "a big hand frame drum".[citation needed]
The bandir often has a snare (usually made ofgut) stretched across the head, which gives the tone a buzzing quality when the drum is struck with the fingers or palm. The drum is played in a vertical position. One holds the drum by looping the thumb of the non-dominant hand through a hole in the frame.
Similar frame drums include thetar ofEgypt and thebodhrán ofIreland. Unlike the bendir, the tar does not have a snare on the back of the frame, and the bodhrán is played with abeater.[3]
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