Ten drums compared through exact photographs, distinctive construction and playing traditions. An editorial selection, not a cultural ranking. Original video contributions CC BY-SA 4.0. Photographs retain their individual licences and attribution listed below. Photograph credits: 1. File:Lenke djembe from Mali.jpeg; Djembe Art; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lenke_djembe_from_Mali.jpeg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 2. File:Goblet drum 01.jpg; Original uploader and author was Room237 at en.wikipedia; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goblet_drum_01.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 3. File:Collectie Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen TM-6335-1a Enkelvellige tonvormige buistrom, onderdeel van een set Cuba.jpg; Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collectie_Nationaal_Museum_van_Wereldculturen_TM-6335-1a_Enkelvellige_tonvormige_buistrom,_onderdeel_van_een_set_Cuba.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 4. File:Bongo.jpg; cralize; author statement on Commons file page, 2 October 2005; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bongo.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 5. File:A Tabla (pair).jpg; ShubhanTelang; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Tabla_(pair).jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 6. File:Mridangam transparent.png; Author not named; copyright holder explicitly released photograph into public domain on Commons file page; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mridangam_transparent.png; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 7. File:Kanjira.jpg; brian@silverbushmusic.com; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kanjira.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 8. File:Bodhran front.JPG; AdniL; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bodhran_front.JPG; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 9. File:Pandeiro 30-09-07.jpg; frenciscobcn; CC BY-SA 1.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pandeiro_30-09-07.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added. 10. File:TalkingDrum.jpg; っ; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TalkingDrum.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted, without crop; title and caption bars added.