Sri Lankan drums
There are three types of drums: one faced two faced flat faced
There are six basics drums, and they can be recognized when in use.
Then, the metal percussions is almost always made up of cymbals and "Thalampata" - 2 small cymbals joined together by a string.
The wind section, is dominant by a wind instrument, something akin to the clarinet. This is not normally used for the dances. This is important because the Sinhalese dance is not set to music as the western world knows it. Here, the primary sense of rhythm, and patterns of man in motion, is the music that is beaten out by the drummer.
The flutes of metal such as silver & brass produce shrill music to accompany Kandyan Dances, while the plaintive strains of music of the reed flute may pierce the air in devil-dancing. The conch-shell (Hakgediya) is another form of a natural instrument, and the player blows it to announce the opening of ceremonies of grandeur.
There are six basics drums, and they can be recognized when in use.
Gatabera
The typical Sinhala Dance is identified as the Kandyan dance and this drum is indispensable to this dance.Yak-bera-bera
This is the demon drum or the, drum used in low country dance in which the dancers wear masks and perform devil dancing, which has become a highly developed form of art. •Dawula
It is a barrel shaped drum, and it was used as a companion drum in the past, to keep strict time with the beat.Thammattama
A flat, two faced drum. The drummer strikes the drum on the two surfaces on top with sticks, unlike the others where you drum on the sides. This is a companion drum to the adore mentioned Dawula.Udekki
A small double headed hand drum, used to accompany songs. It is mostly heard in the poetry dances (vannamRabana
Flat faced circular drum and comes in several sizes. The large Rabana has to be placed on the floor like a circular short-legged table and several people (especially the womenfolk) can sit around it and beat on it with both hands. This is used in festivals such as the Sinhalese New Year and ceremonies such as weddings. The resounding beat of the Rabana symbolizes the joyous moods of the occasion. The small Rabana is a form of mobile drum beat since the player carries it wherever he goes and he produces patterns of back ground drum beat for his songs.Then, the metal percussions is almost always made up of cymbals and "Thalampata" - 2 small cymbals joined together by a string.
The wind section, is dominant by a wind instrument, something akin to the clarinet. This is not normally used for the dances. This is important because the Sinhalese dance is not set to music as the western world knows it. Here, the primary sense of rhythm, and patterns of man in motion, is the music that is beaten out by the drummer.
The flutes of metal such as silver & brass produce shrill music to accompany Kandyan Dances, while the plaintive strains of music of the reed flute may pierce the air in devil-dancing. The conch-shell (Hakgediya) is another form of a natural instrument, and the player blows it to announce the opening of ceremonies of grandeur.
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