Common in Native American music and the music of Africa, water drums are characterized by a unique sound caused by filling the drum with some amount of water.
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Mirlitons and kazoos produce sound by blowing air across a membrane.
Membranophones and chordophones were also found in some areas, but have fallen into disuse during colonial times.
Eunuch flute (also known as mirliton), a type of membranophone