ottoman military drum

colin henshaw · 21st December 2010, 04:58 PM

David could well be right, as the ones from Sudan I have seen have all had copper bodies, although the shape etc of the drums were very similar...

David · 22nd December 2010, 03:22 PM

Here is a video of the india nagara drum being played:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2kyAIapFaw

This is more likely the style of drum (also called a nagara) that the Ottoman military used, much like the drum in the earlier pictures i linked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvOC39yA8po

David · 22nd December 2010, 03:47 PM

Apparently the Sikhs also use a larger version of this kettle drum (which is still called nagara) so that could be considered, at least in part, a martial application.

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colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	David could well be right, as the ones from Sudan I have seen have all had copper bodies, although the shape etc of the drums were very similar...

22nd December 2010, 03:22 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	Here is a video of the india nagara drum being played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2kyAIapFaw This is more likely the style of drum (also called a nagara) that the Ottoman military used, much like the drum in the earlier pictures i linked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvOC39yA8po