Udu 2837851 224998061 2008-07-11T11:26:19Z 213.8.159.152 /* External links */ :''You may be looking for [[Udu, Nigeria]] [[Image:Udu.jpg|thumb|An udu]] The '''[[udu]]''' is an [[African drum]] originated by the [[Igbo]] and [[Hausa]] peoples of [[Nigeria]]. In the Igbo language, ''udu'' means ''vessel''. Actually being a water jug with an additional hole, it was played by women for ceremonial uses. Usually the udu is made of clay. The instrument is played by hand and produces a special and unique bass sound[http://www.schlagwerk-percussion.de/sound/ududrums/u80_neckudu.mp3] by quickly hitting the big hole. Furthermore the whole corpus can be played by fingers. Today it is widely used by [[percussionist]]s in different music styles. The instrument is both an [[aerophone]] and an [[idiophone]]. Fascinated by the possibilities and the various pitches of the usual Udu, Behnam Samani, a master in Persian percussion, created a new form, which still keeps the soft round harmonious bass tones yet opens the way to new inspiration and experience. Based on the African Udu-Drum from Nigeria the Zarbang-Udu contains a very large dynamic range of sound, having two side holes (or one) and a membrane of natural skin placed in between them (beside it). This way the membrane and the hole/s can be played with one or two hands at the same time. ==External links== * [http://www.udu.com/udu_html/udugalry.html Udu Gallery - Different kinds of udus] * [http://www.noise.cz/summasummarum/music/sounds.html#udu Sounds and pictures of udus] * http://sabamusic.se * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxwGSTgMNU Udu video] [[Category:Aerophones]] [[Category:Idiophones]] [[Category:Nigerian music]] [[Category:African musical instruments]] {{percussion-instrument-stub}} [[bg:Уду]] [[cs:Udu]] [[de:Udu]] [[es:Udu]] [[fr:Udu]] [[it:Udu (strumento)]] [[pl:Udu]] [[pt:Udu]] [[fi:Udu]]