plural kendang also kendangs
Definition of kendang
: any of various double-headed drums of Indonesia and Malaysia
The kendang is always the leading instrument in gamelan orchestras, regulating tempos and cueing transitions.— Jan Laurens Hartong, Musical Terms Worldwide, 2006
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The first known use of kendang was in 1913
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