Bodu beru (drum)
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The bodu beru is a Maldivian
drum, made of bamboo wood lashed with sting-ray hide, and often grouped in trios. The instrument is used to accompany a dance of the same name, the Boduberu
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Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
drum, made of bamboo wood lashed with sting-ray hide, and often grouped in trios. The instrument is used to accompany a dance of the same name, the Boduberu
Boduberu
Boduberu is similar to some of the songs and dances found in east and south west Africa. It is likely that the music was introduced to The Maldives by sailors from the Indian Ocean region. It may be said that Boduberu known commonly as "Baburu Lava" first made an appearance in The Maldives in the...
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