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RE: Ethnic watermelon (Original music)
That was crazy!
Catchy rythm. I don't know about the whole ethnic thing, but watermelons are delicious and it would have been a pity to ruin it after using it as drum.
Maybe you can try a taparo (calabash tree) next time :)
It can be a bit hollow inside and that should give you a higher pitch. If it breaks you can use to parts as soup dishes and the inside as hair conditioner
Thank you very much for your support! Very interesting about calabas! and what is this tree? how to make it? maybe you know how to process a watermelon so that it does not rot? can it be varnished?
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Haha. I don't know about the watrrmelon but the tapara can be pricessed into many utensils, including musical instruments such as maracas.
When it dries it gets a quasi-wood texture or firmness. When cut in half and used as container it is called totuma.
And it can be barnished after applying sand paper. It looks great
In which region does such a tree grow as in the picture?
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We have plenty of those in Venezuela, so I'm guessing it grows well in tropical weather