Duggi (drum)
The duggi, dugi or dukkar, is an Indian
kettle drum shape, played with fingers and the palm of the hand. It is used in baul music of the Bengal/Bangladesh region. It is also employed in folk music of Uttar Pradesh
(duggi) and Punjab (dukkar).
In shehnai ensembles, a duggi player provided rhythm accompaniment, but nowadays, a tabla player has the role. The duggi part in those ensembles consists of two drums, like a tabla and bayan, but smaller in size. The duggi has neither the resounding quality of the tabla nor the peculiarity that the tabla has of sustaining the frequencies of a note.
External links
- Video - Bismillah shehnai ensemble. Percussionist on the right side is playing duggi
- Video - Duggi in baul music
