Washtub Bass - Other Variations

Other Variations

Other variations on the basic design are found around the world, particularly in the choice of resonator, for example:

  • "gas-tank bass"
  • "barrel bass"
  • "box bass" (Trinidad)
  • "bush bass" (Australia)
  • "babatoni" (South Africa)
  • "dumdum" (Zimbabwe)
  • "dan bau" (Vietnam)
  • "sanduku" (Zanzibar)
  • "tingotalango" (Cuba)
  • "tulòn" (Italy)

The ang-bindi made by the Baka people of the Congo is but one example of a traditional version of the instrument found among tribal societies in Africa and Southeast Asia, and it lends its name to the generic term inbindi for all related instruments.

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