Monsanto. Pagan traditions.
Adufe – традиционный музыкальный инструмент из Монсанту The adufe is a square or rectangular pine frame drum from 12 to 22 inches on a side and around 1 to 2 inches thick. There is a drumhead on each side made of goatskin and the two sides are sewn together or nailed on to the frame. Before the heads are attached the drum maker will place objects inside the drum to rattle when the drum is struck or shaken. These objects might include bells, dried seeds, bottle caps, a gut snare or even small metal nuts or jingles. The drum was introduced into the Spanish and Portuguese cultures by the Moors of North Africa beginning in the early 700s A.D. The adufe is found mainly in three different regions of Portugal and the way of making it is different in each one. In Alentejo, a tanned pig’s bladder is used for the skin while in Tras-os-Montes, a goatskin called “samara” (sah-mah-rah) is used. The drum is decorated with bits of ribbon on each corner of the frame. The name adufe probably came from ...