The msondo (or msondro) is a type of drum played in the Swahili-speaking world, including Zanzibar and Comoros.
[1] It is featured in the region's genre of taarab or twarab music.
The Zanzibari version is described as "a slightly tapered, open-ended drum approximately 3 feet tall"[2] The Comorian version is described as made of a terra-cotta pitcher topped with goatskin.
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