Tanbou
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A tanbou (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [tãbu]) is the national musical instrument and type of barrel drum from Haiti.[1] The drum is used in many music genres of Haiti and has been influential in the rest of the Caribbean and Latin American world.
The lineage of this Haitian drum is complex, originating in West African Vodun systems. A Tanbou needs to be carefully crafted in order to get the best sound. The drum is no longer used in Nigeria, but the banda rhythm that has been kept alive by Haitian drummers, such as "Bonga" (Gaston Jean-Baptiste).[2][3] "Tanbou" is derived from the French word tambour, which means drum.