Doundoun Bells

Doundoun Bells

$24.00$140.00

  • made from recycled materials
  • great clangy sound
  • metal striker included
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Description

The open sided metal doundoun bell has a ringy/clanky sound that elevates and drives  forward a West African drum ensemble. Like many a number of our other West African iron products these bells are made “green” from select recycled motor housings, iron pipe, and any metal that is musically friendly. Feel good about the great sound these “green” bells produce!

We offer a couple different styles, either flat or round shaped. The flat ones have curved edge, the round bells are slightly cone shaped. All bells come with a striker.

Traditionally doundoun bells are either tied to and rest on the top of a horizontally positioned drum and are struck with a metal rod. The round bell; jeli-doundoun or Khassonke-bell is held suspended from a finger and struck with a metal thumb ring. Generally the flat bells have are lower pitched with less sustain.

Ding Dang Dong, this is the voice of a doundoun bell set. When a set is purchased we will make sure they are nicely tuned to a pitched range of sound, if you purchase them singularly they will be within a range for that size bell.

Additional information

Weight 3 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 6 × 9 in
PLAYING TECHNIQUE

Held and struck, One stick, One Stick, typical

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Ivory Coast, Mali

SOUND QUALITIES

Clangy, Ringy

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