The Bendir is a traditional frame drum used throughout North Africa (Morroco, Algeria, Tunisia...). Its shell is made of (very light) orange tree wood and its head, of (very tight) goat- or plastic skin. It is generally equipped with a snare (made of gut) stretched across its head, which gives the instrument a distinctive buzzing sound when the hand hits the skin.

 This model is a genuine traditional bendir made in Fès, by experienced craftsmen. A reliable instrument, with powerful sound, that you tune by placing it next to a source of heat (fire, electric heater)

Wood: orange tree
Skin: goatskin
Diameter: 13”
Shell height: 7cm

 See other Middle East instruments