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tobe

tobe

9.9
A drum used in West African music and special events
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : tobe
  • The tobe is essential in many West African ceremonies.

Examples

  • A skilled drummer can produce many sounds from a single tobe.

  • Children learned traditional rhythms on the tobe in their music class.

  • The musician played the tobe during the festival.

  • I love the sound of the tobe during performances.

  • The musician played the tobe during the festival.

  • Children learned traditional rhythms on the tobe in their music class.

  • The tobe is essential in many West African ceremonies.

Synonyms

taiko
vstobe
1 8.8

A large Japanese drum played with sticks that makes a deep sound

is West African and played in ceremonies rather than Japanese ensemble performance
makuta
vstobe
  • US
9.9

A large hand drum that players use in Afro-Cuban music and religious ceremonies

is used in West African ceremonies rather than Afro-Cuban ones
bamboula
vstobe
  • Literature
9.9

A drum or lively dance from African traditions

is specific to West African ceremonial use rather than Caribbean dance
goombay
vstobe
  • UK
9.9

A Bahamian music style and the drum used to play it

is for West African ceremonial drumming not Bahamian popular music
daf
vstobe
9.9

A large hand drum from the Middle East used in traditional music

is West African and used in ceremonies rather than Middle Eastern contexts

How Loud

bass drum
  • Specialized
5 3.0
tobe
  • UK
9.9
snare drum
3 3.5

Surface Forms

tobe singular
tobes plural

Etymology

Tobe is also the name of a drum from West Africa used in music and ceremonies. The name comes from local words for this instrument, so thinking of the deep, steady drum beat will help you remember that tobe can mean a kind of drum.