Bougarabou is a percussion instrument that comes from the villages of Casamance, a region in southern Senegal, south of the Gambia. The Bougarabou is considered a deeply sacred instrument with origins rooted in ritual ceremonies, such as the moment when a child is ushered into the world of adults. Its most revered sounds can only be played by those initiated into its secrets.This ancient style of drum is constructed using a single cow skin head affixed by a web of ropes to an elongated wooden frame, producing a rich, earthy tone that can be heard across great distances.

A selection of melodic instrumentl loops played on the ronroco (10 string Bolivian ukulule).

A selection of ethnic instrumental loops including bamboo flute, Bolivian ronroco and Shakuhachi.

World Series: Quenacho' by Pulsed Records continues the series eaturing unique instruments from around the globe with 150 phrases of the quenacho flute, a wind instrument from South America.

The quenacho (also known as "kenacho" in English) is a low-toned version of the quena flute, that produces a very rich timbre. Mostly used by Andean musicians in South America, this instrument has a lower and deeper sound than the traditional quena.