Ashiko

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Ashiko

Percussion instrument
Classification	Membranophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	211.251.1 (Open ended conical drum)
Developed	Yoruba

The ashiko^[1] is a drum, shaped like a tapered cylinder or truncated cone with the head on the wide end, and the narrow end open. It is made of hardwood and generally has a calfskin hide. Nowadays, goatskin is sometimes used, in imitation of the high sound of the popular djembe drum. It is played with the hands, and tuned by ropes. Ashiko drums – or variants thereof – are traditionally found in West Africa, as well as part of the Americas.