The atsimevu is an open single-head

The atsimevu is an open single-headed cylindrical drum that is part of the traditional Ewe percussion set. It is the master drum of the percussion ensemble.
The atsimevu drum has a similar shape to the conga, but the drum itself is played in a completely different way. The atsimevu drum is made of one single piece of wood or in some cases from strips of wood that are held together with metal hoops. These drums are almost always painted red, blue or green. The drum is approximately 130 to 150 cm in height and has a diameter of 25 cm at the top and 20 cm at the bottom; in the middle the drum widens to a diameter of 60 cm.

Usually the atsimevu is played solo within an ensemble and is placed in a metal or wooden stand (wudesti) because of its weight and the way it is played. In the stand, the drum is positioned at an angle to open up the sound-hole, which allows the sound to travel better.

The membrane is made of deer or antelope hide and is held in place with loops wound around 8 conical wooden pegs. To tighten the membrane, the wooden pegs are simply hammered in further.

The drummer stands behind the atsimevu and the drum reaches about chest height. There are different ways of playing the atsimevu drum: 1) it is struck with two wooden drumsticks, 2) the membrane is beaten alternately with the palm of the hand and a drumstick, 3) the drum shell (resonator) is struck with a drumstick and the membrane with the palm of the hand.

The membrane can be struck in two places: at the centre with the palm of the hand and the drumstick or on the outer edge with the fingertips. This combination allows the drummer to play a low note, a middle note and the high note. In some cases the drumstick is used to beat against the wood of the drum.

結果 (中文) 1:

Atsimevu 是单头的开圆柱鼓，是传统的母羊打击乐组的一部分。它是主鼓的敲击乐合奏。Atsimevu 鼓形状类似于康加鼓，但鼓本身演奏的方式完全不同。Atsimevu 鼓是由一个单一块木头或在某些情况下从木条，与金属箍举行。这些鼓几乎总是被漆成红色，蓝色或绿色。鼓是大约 130 至 150 厘米的高度和直径为 25 厘米，顶部和底部; 20 厘米在中间鼓扩大到一个直径为 60 厘米。通常 atsimevu 独奏合奏内，并放置在金属或木制的站 (wudesti) 因为它的重量和它玩的方式。立场，鼓位于开放音孔，使声波传播更好的角度。膜由鹿或羚羊隐藏，并与循环绕 8 锥形木桩固定到位。要拧紧膜，木桩简单地用锤子敲进一步。鼓手站后面的 atsimevu 和关于胸部高度鼓伸手可及。有的玩 atsimevu 鼓的不同方式 ︰ 1） 它用两个木槌打，2) 膜用手和鸡腿手掌交替殴打，3) 鼓壳 （腔） 被敲击鼓槌与手掌的膜。膜可以在两个地方触击 ︰ 用手掌手和鸡腿或用指尖的外边缘上的中心。这种结合使得鼓手打一个低音符，中间音和高音。在某些情况下鸡腿用于拍打鼓的木材。

結果 (中文) 3:

是一个开放的atsimevu单头圆鼓，是传统的母羊打击乐部分。它是打击乐器合奏的主鼓。的atsimevu鼓具有相似形状的康加鼓，但本身是一种完全不同的方式了。的atsimevu鼓是用木头一块或在某些情况下，从木材，金属箍在一起带。这些鼓几乎总是涂红色，蓝色或绿色。鼓是约130至150厘米，高度和直径有25厘米，顶部底部20厘米；在中间鼓扩大到直径60厘米。通常是在atsimevu独奏合奏，被放置在一个金属或木制站（wudesti）由于其重量和它玩的方式。在看台上，鼓被定位在一个角度打开的声音孔，这让声音更好地旅行。膜是由鹿或羚羊躲是在地方举行的环绕8个锥形木钉。收紧膜，木桩只是把进一步。鼓手站在atsimevu和滚筒达到胸部高度。有不同的游戏atsimevu鼓的方式：1）它是被两个木鸡腿，2）膜被交替地用手掌和一个鸡腿，3）筒壳（腔）是击中了一只鸡腿，用手掌膜。膜可以在两个地方袭击：在手掌中，鸡腿或外边缘与中心的指尖。这种组合使鼓手演奏一个低音符，中间音符和高音。在某些情况下，鸡腿是用来敲鼓的木材。