Uruguayan Musical Instruments



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Tamboril Tamboril is a barrel-shaped drum. It has specific name according to its size and function: chico (small, high timbre, marks the tempo), repique (medium, syncopation and improvisation) and piano (large, low timbre, melody). Tamboriles are made of wood with animal skins that are rope-tuned or fire-tuned minutes before the performance. They are worn at the waist with the aid of a shoulder strap called talig or talĂ­n and played with one stick and one hand.



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