The gingaung pang is a double-skin snare drum used by the Bimoba. It is 30 cm long and has a diameter of 20 to 23 cm. It is struck with one drumstick in one hand and the other hand is used to lightly damp the membrane. It is the smallest of the gingaung family. The two membranes are tied to each other along the sides with a system of braided ropes. The tension in the two membranes is adjusted by loosening or tightening the ropes. The gingaung pang looks very similar to the gungon bla of the Dagomba and is related to the gingana of the Mamprusi. The gingaung pang produces a high note and often plays cross-rhythms with the other percussion instruments for the accompaniment of dances such as the Kuanta and the Tarkutik. The gingaung pang is also sometimes called gingaung diak (small gingaung) by the Bimoba.
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