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tambourine
noun
tam·bou·rine
ˌtam-bə-ˈrēn 
: a small drum
especially
: a shallow one-headed drum with loose metallic disks at the sides played especially by shaking or striking with the hand
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As a drummer, McGrady has always done a lot with a little, using just a floor tom, snare, drum machine, and tambourine.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
Vanessa Muros, an archaeology researcher at UCLA, showed up outside the encampment with finger cymbals, maracas and a tambourine.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The bluesy track was co-produced by Stapleton’s wife, Morgane, who joined him and his band on vocals and tambourine.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
As the trio took the mic, Rogers, 29, could be seen playing the tambourine and sharing the mic with Springsteen and Bryan who were playing the guitar, per footage from the venue.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Now facing off, now mirroring, now side by side, the men conveyed a dueling energy that was periodically amped up with tambourines.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Obama and Capshaw sang backup vocals and played the tambourine alongside E Street member and Springsteen's wife, Patti Scialfa.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 May 2023
Aside from her gospel music, Crouch also played tambourine on songs for stars like Janis Joplin and Madonna, and provided additional vocals on tracks for hitmakers like Jackson, per AllMusic.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
There were doomy, crashing chords, relentless drumming, a pounding keyboard, and some vigorous tambourine.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
Vanessa Muros, an archaeology researcher at UCLA, showed up outside the encampment with finger cymbals, maracas and a tambourine.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The bluesy track was co-produced by Stapleton’s wife, Morgane, who joined him and his band on vocals and tambourine.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
As the trio took the mic, Rogers, 29, could be seen playing the tambourine and sharing the mic with Springsteen and Bryan who were playing the guitar, per footage from the venue.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Now facing off, now mirroring, now side by side, the men conveyed a dueling energy that was periodically amped up with tambourines.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Obama and Capshaw sang backup vocals and played the tambourine alongside E Street member and Springsteen's wife, Patti Scialfa.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 May 2023
Aside from her gospel music, Crouch also played tambourine on songs for stars like Janis Joplin and Madonna, and provided additional vocals on tracks for hitmakers like Jackson, per AllMusic.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
There were doomy, crashing chords, relentless drumming, a pounding keyboard, and some vigorous tambourine.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Tambourine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tambourine. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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tambourine
noun
tam·bou·rine
ˌtam-bə-ˈrēn
: a shallow drum with one head and loose metal disks at the sides that is played by shaking or striking with the hand
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