Bamboo Tamboo (Bambu Tambu) at Trinidad Carnival 1992

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I heard my father speak of this whem I was a boy about 6. That was about 1953. He described "Tambu Bamboo", but I had never seen nor heard it.

I recall he said that there were really tall ones which provided the bass, and that the players hit the bamboo at the side with a stick and at the same time, hit the ground with it, fermenting rich rhythms. Thank you for sharing.. KR