Zambomba

Zambomba [Sp. bomba, jar, drum], *friction drum of Spain, with friction stick, made of clay occasionally, but also made of a cylindrical tin can; in each case one end is covered with a membrane. Cf. sanbomba, simbomba, ximbomba, zabumba (16, 63 Schaeffner). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Balfour, Henry. “The Friction Drum,” in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 37. London, 1907. Dufourcq, Norbert. (editor). La Musique des origines à nos jours. Paris, 1946.