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Male Maldivian Boduberu Drum Circle

M
PLAYERS
6+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players sit in a circle, each with a drum or drum substitute.

2

The lead drummer starts a slow beat that gradually speeds up over the course of a minute.

3

Everyone must match the tempo exactly as it climbs faster and faster.

4

Anyone who falls behind the group's tempo drops out of that round.

5

Whoever keeps pace the longest as the beat reaches its fastest point wins.