Flapamba

$260.00

Cross between log drum and marimba.

Additional information

Weight 683664287 kg
Model No. n/a
Range F1-C5

Categories Emil Richards Collection, Mallet Instruments, Other Chromatic Percussion
Tags Complex, Dark, North America, Pitched: Chromatic, Short, Solid, Wood

Videos:

Rikki Don’t Lose That Number

“Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” (1974), by Steely Dan, features a flapamba solo right at the beginning and continues a bit underneath when the song comes in.


Land of the Lost, Greatest Earthquake

Flapamba takes a short interlude while contributing to the mysterious tension in this clip from the movie, *Land of the Lost* (2009) by Michael Giacchino.


Frozen, Fixer Upper, pt1

The flapamba (with some doubling of bass marimba) begins the song, “Fixer Upper” from *Frozen* (2013) by Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.


Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me – Tent Scene w/ flapamba

This NSFW but goofy scene from *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* (1999) by George S. Clinton, has flapamba providing a low running line throughout.


Idiocracy – Couches / Busted at Costco (flapamba)

The underlining figure played by flapamba helps create a dark tension during the Costco scene in Idiocracy (2006), by Theodore Shapiro.