Raban

This article is about the musical instrument. For the German saint, see Rabanus Maurus. For the early 20th century Israeli artist, see Ze'ev Raban.

Raban or Rabana (Sinhalese: රබාන) is one-sided traditional drum type played with the hands, used in Sri Lanka. The body of these drums are made by carving the Jack or Vitex trees. The skin used is that of a goat. There are two types of Rabans as Hand Raban and Bench Raban.

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