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Talambasi

Talambasi [Turk. *tulumbaz], obs. small kettledrums of Yugoslavia, formerly played in pairs and carried on horseback on either side of the saddle. Up to 20cm. (8 in.) in diam. Cf. tulumbas, tulumbaz (89). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954.

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