Read full answer here. Also question is, what is the meaning of Tsuzumi?
) or tsuzumi is a hand drum of Japanese origin. It consists of a wooden body shaped like an hourglass, and it is taut, with two drum heads with cords that can be squeezed or released to increase or decrease the tension of the heads respectively.
One may also ask, what do taiko drummers wear? The drums are primarily struck with sticks called “bachi”. Uchite (Taiko drummer) can wear loose fitting happi (short coat), with an obi (belt), hachimaki (headband), and tabi (shoes with big toe separated). The crest, symbolizing Taiko, stands for thunder and might be seen on their clothing and/or drums.
Beside above, what are taiko drums made of?
A taiko is a drum made from an open-ended wooden barrel with animal skin stretched over both ends. It is played with two bachi (wooden sticks). There are two distinct methods of fitting the animal skin to the drums. Those that have skins tacked directly onto both ends are collectively called byodome-daiko.
What do you call the taiko drummer in Japanese?
In Japanese, the term refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko (???, "Japanese drums") and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (???, "set of drums").
