Timbal 2277190 223945028 2008-07-06T17:11:40Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{dablink|This article is about the musical instrument. For the membrane in the abdomen of a cicada, see [[Timbal (biology)]].}} '''Timbal''' is a term sometimes used to refer to Cuban [[Timbales]], but also used to refer to a relatively modern [[Brazil]]ian [[musical instrument]]. A slightly conical drum, of varying sizes, is usually light in weight and made of lacquered wood or metal with a tunable nylon head. The drum is most often found in [[Bahia]], originating in [[Salvador, Bahia]], and is used mainly to play [[Samba-reggae|Samba Reggae]] and its variants. They are played in a similar manner to the [[Atabaque]], another hand drum a version of which had been brought to [[History of Brazil|Brazil]] in [[slavery]] and is used in [[Candomblé]] rituals. In the 1980s, a music/social movement was organized to give Timbal to popular music. This was idealized by [[Carlinhos Brown]]'s with their group [[Timbalada]]. [[Category:Percussion instruments]] {{percussion-instrument-stub}} [[de:Timba (Instrument)]] [[es:Timbal bahiano]] [[fr:Timbal]] [[tr:Timbal]]