Pandero jarocho
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The pandero jarocho is an octagonal tambourine or pandero traditionally played by men in the Veracruz region of Mexico.[1][2] The instrument may also be played by both men and women in school music groups.[1]
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| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 233.311-92[1] (Hand friction drums; Hand instruments in which the membrane is rubbed by hand, in which the body is a frame glued or nailed to the frame.) |
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It has a wooden frame with leather stretched across and metal jingles.[1][2] Instruments may be as large as 13 inches in diameter, and may be "circular or some geometric shape."[1]
The instrument is sounded through "direct striking" with the thumb or fingers or through "friction...sliding and pressing the skin."[1]
