Boula: Grenada musical instrument
The term boula can refer to at least four different drums that are played in the Caribbean music area. source of picture: lameca.org...
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The term boula can refer to at least
four different drums that are played in the Caribbean music area.
source of picture: lameca.org
The Guadeloupean boula is a hand drum
that is analogous to the tambour bele and is used in the gwo ka and on special
occasions like the wakes, wrestling matches and carnival celebrations. The
instrument is a hand drum that performs low-pitched sounds and is played
transversally and single-handed.
The boula of Carriacou is also a hand
drum that is most often made of rum casks; it is also called the tambour dibas
and is used in the big drum culture.
The Haitian version of the musical
instrument is a cow skin hand drum that is used in rada music.
The boula of Trinidad and Tobago
accompanies the stick-fighting dance that is known as Kalenda, and is a
double-headed barrel drum that is played open-handed.