Iroko Bougarabou – 2511173-ICIH-D

Bougarabou from Ivory Coast are carved out of Iroko Wood, which is equivalent to Red Oak on the Janka Scale of hardness, and headed with West African Cow from the Ivory Coast. If you have specific requirements, please give us a call @ (865-908-4227) find out why folks say our customer service is second to none.

• They are normally played with only the hands in a standing position. They have a full, deep, rich sound which can be heard for miles and is effective at all dynamic levels. They produce a kind of bass melody in the total rhythm. In other modern drumming situations, they are often used to back up djembes in a percussion group.
• Sometimes used in place of Dunun for the bass line.