UDU Drums
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Here is a video all about UDU Drums. I show several types and play a little on each type. I also show some mounting options, explain how to mic them and show some basic playing techniques.
You might want to listen to this video with headphones since a smart phone cannot reproduce the bass tones of these drums.
It was awesome seeing a bunch of udus back to back I gained a ton of insight. Great playing!
Hi, Rick that Udu with the skin on it was made by Joe Augu of AfroRhytms . He is a master pottery from Nigeria of the Ibo people. I use to go up Drummers World and Frank Ippolito's in the seventies. It was like being in a master percussion class. Thanks for sharing excellent tutorials.
That's great to know...Thanks Victor. I am posting another video of a drum that I do not know the origins of. Maybe you do. Let me know
Great video and tutorial, Rick, I do aprecciate you sharing your thoughts
beAUTIFUL
I've just learned of the UDU Drum and its principle may help me with this cup instrument I'm working on. I was trying to make something like a xun or ocarina - a vessel Helmholtz resonator like the UDU Drum.
However, those instruments are blown like a flute, and I've been struggling because I'm just not able to get the hang of blowing a tone.
The UDU Drum doesn't need to be blown though ... just slap a hole and the other one will sound!
What I hope will work is to have a rubber coated board with holes in it. I slap a cup over a hole to produce a note. This size of the hole and the size of the cup determine the pitch. So, there could be maybe 25 holes and 3-5 different sized cups.
thanks my head is full of idea's on how to play them Udu"s :-)
Great video Rick, super informative and helps us other udu players out there realize the possibilities of miking up the drum!
Hi Dylan
Glad to help
Thanks
Gracias
beautiful music and instriment. in India one such Gadam is there
Best teacher
Magician
Has anyone ever seen these incorporated into the drumset? Played with sticks of some sort? Mallets? Rubber mallets? Brushes? I own the newer one. I know. Outside the box, maybe in the snow....but.
Yes, you can. Using a Ludwig snare stand, Harbor Freight cart rubber wheel without the inside, for holding the Udu and Jeff Hamilton brushes played on the neck of the Udu. Now part of a drum set solo or beat.
Lp bought the rights
Are they uncomfortable to play? seems like slapping clay for the length of a song would be uncomfortable!
Not at all.
If you play alot of hand drums you will develop calluses so it's a non factor after a few years.
Isn't that drum your playing more like a GHATAM from India ?