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40″W x 30″H with a base of 21″. Rosewood with a natural skin playing surface. Actual weight is 32 pounds. Freight shipping only, too big for UPS. Click right here..
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40″W x 30″H with a base of 21″. Rosewood with a natural skin playing surface. Actual weight is 32 pounds. Freight shipping only, too big for UPS. Click right here..

African style drum beautifully carved of rosewood. Stave construction, with ring and cord tuning. Sometimes this style of drum is known as Ngoma style. The head is a natural Goatskin head with the hair decorating the edges. Click here to know more…

The Cuica is also known as a puita, boi or onca. Cuica, in various forms, are found world-wide. However they are most closely associated with Brazilian Samba music. It is believed that the cuica was used in Africa as a call for the male lion since the sound mimics the roar of the female lioness. So if you have any lions that want to samba- this is the instrument for you. If you are short a lion, you will still enjoy the great sounds that can be derived from the cuica. Get your Cuica right here…

The bendir (also called erbeni or arbani) is a frame drum used as a traditional instrument throughout North Africa, more specifically in Morocco. Unlike the tambourine, it has no jingles but most often has a snare (usually made of gut) stretched across its head, which when the drum is struck with the fingers or palm gives the tone a buzzing quality. Its time you get to know this instrument much better by purchasing one from GSZ…

The birth of this instrument came about two centuries after the introduction of the Sitar and during the Muslim period in Northern India. It is said that When the women in the kings harems took to singing, they could not be accompanied by a Sarangi players since these were mostly men. In the case of the women learning to play Sitar, that also presented a lengthy learning curve and finger calluses that take a along time to develop while creating unsightly finger disfigurement. So expert craftsmen were employed to solve this problem. The instrument’s design had to provide for a Sarangi sound but not the Sarangi’s difficult learning curve. Well enough of trivia. Get your Dilruba today…

Perfectly balanced for dancing this sword is enginered by the finest craftsmen. It 35″ in length and 2.3 pounds in weight. Click here to know more…

Here is the wooden two-headed drum from the gracious land of India. India, these extremely popular percussion instruments are commonly used in folk music and during marriage ceremonies. You can access the entire range from GSZ right here on these pages…

In India the most common transportation is the three-tyred rickshaw. And, these rickshaws use the Bulb Horn as a horn. Well different uses for different people. So how are you gonna use this Bulb Horn you plan on picking from GSZ?