BÀTÁ
£90.00Price
(ba-ta)
The original family of traditional bata drums from Yorubaland, with a distinctive "throaty" tone on the large side and very sharp slap sound on the small side. Played by hand on the large end and with a strip of leather (bilala) on the smaller end.
The tuning paste on the lower end controls the drum's tone.
Traditionally, these drums are played in a set of at least three and they are used for traditional religious or social settings (for which the drummers must be initiated).
As with other Yoruba drums, it is the l