Naghara

The naghara is a drum with skin stretched over both ends of a cylindrical wooden body, played with the hands or with sticks. Types include the large naghara (kos), the small jura naghara and the gosha naghara — two small drums joined together.

Together with the zurna it is the main ensemble of open-air weddings, festivals and contests. The drummer sets the tempo — and often the mood — of the dances.

In old times large drums were also used to call to battle and to spread news.