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makuta

makuta

9.9
A large hand drum that players use in Afro-Cuban music and religious ceremonies
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : tambor makuta
  • The deep sound of the makuta filled the room during the ceremony.

Examples

  • The musicians played a lively rhythm on the makuta during the festival.

  • She learned to perform traditional songs using the makuta in her music class.

  • The makuta is played at many festivals.

  • Can you hear the sound of the makuta in the distance?

  • The musicians played a lively rhythm on the makuta during the festival.

  • The deep sound of the makuta filled the room during the ceremony.

  • She learned to perform traditional songs using the makuta in her music class.

Synonyms

to drum
vsmakuta
5 1.0

To play a hollow instrument by hitting it to make a steady beat

is an instrument used in ceremonies rather than the act of playing instruments
conga
vsmakuta
4 4.4

A tall narrow drum played with the hands in Latin American music

is mainly a large drum used for ritual traditional rhythms and dances
bamboula
vsmakuta
  • Literature
9.9

A drum or lively dance from African traditions

is a specific large hand drum used mainly in ceremonial traditional rhythms

Surface Forms

makuta singular
makutas plural

Etymology

Makuta for a large hand drum comes from Central African words brought to Cuba by people who kept their music and ceremonies. Think of a deep, heavy drum called a makuta, which is why the name refers to that drum today.