Bandair

Bandair (Arab.) [Sp. pandero via pandair], Arab. *frame drum, a large tambourine with snares. The term is first recorded in Moorish Spain in the 13th c. and is of Sp. derivation. Nowadays played extensively in N. Africa, where it reaches a sizable diam. The drum is circular and has a single head. See also: abendair, allun, bendere, bendïr, bendo, bennde, pandair (89, 170). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954…