Hi there! The adufe is actually played with the hands, the technique is almost similar to other frame drums, i.e. with fingertips (usually the middle finger) for the open tones, the side of the thumb (or of the first finger) for the bass tone, the slap is made rotating the wrist and hitting towards the center of the drum with the side of the pinky and the tips of the other fingers, with the hand slightly cupped. Other sounds can be obtained, for instance: put the drum (vertical, obviously) on your leg while sitting, keep it in place with your left wrist and snap the middel finger against the head, very close to the rim. Or snap the pinky, the middle and the second fingers one immediately after the other, so taht to obtain a small roll (this is cllaed the "fillip" technique).
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