handforged iron bell provides a range of open and closed tones establishes the guideline of the orchestra, also called ,king’s bell’ is played with a mallet striking the welding seam. The tone is dampened by touching the bell to the leg...

hollow bottle gourd net of powder blue plastic beads sound range from soft murmurs, hissing waves and the roaring sea energizes rhythms traditional instrument in West African drum ensembles Ghana

soft wood, oiled wide range of scraping and clicking sounds the call of grasshoppers and cicadas Thailand

wooden shell, double goatskin heads filled with fine steel pellets our most versatile shaker more than 30 sound effects variations by dampening the skins, changing the position of the hand and varied motions

dried, cleaned and filled with fine gravel enduring, bright, trickeling sound effect instrument, very soothing, useful in a therapeutic context ceremonial instrument to conjure rain Chile

rattle made of finely woven rattan fibres calebash bottom, filled with finest pebbles gentle sound energizes rhythms Ghana

metal bracket with weight and sound element dramatic snare- and rattle-sounds dramatic metal sound popular in action- and crime movies modern version of a traditional Mexican instrument made of a donkey’s jawbone India

polished coconut shell fine filling material soft, bright sound music on the go India

L / W / H: appr.8 x 5 x 5cm soft wood, painted in various colours wide range of scraping and clicking sounds the call of tropical frogs can be played as a guiro scraper and as a woodblock Thailand

hollow bottle gourd net of powder blue plastic beads sound range from soft murmurs, hissing waves and the roaring sea energizes rhythms traditional instrument in West African drum ensembles Ghana

polished coconut shell fine filling material, strong handle India

colanut shells, attached to a braided rope of natural fibres length c. 60cm, segment with nuts c. 45cm clear, bright, dynamic sound can be shaken or tapped rhythmically ideal for dancers and drummers Cameroon