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Percussion Plus Honestly Made Damru monkey drum

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  • Made from mango wood in India
  • Perfect for young students in classrooms
  • Brightly coloured, striped exterior
  • Produces a resonant, percussive tone
  • Sourced using fair trade principles
  • Product information

Introducing the Percussion Plus Honestly Made Damru monkey drum

This simple but effective drum from India is made from mango wood and produces a resonant percussive tone. The damru drum would have originally been used by street vendors to attract customers to their stalls.

The drum features a brightly coloured, striped exterior with rope tuning and rope arms with a singular bead attached that strike the drum skin when shaken. Damru (sometimes spelt Damaru) also have a religious connection in Hinduism and Shiva is often seen holding one in dancing form.

These Indian damru monkey drums are sourced using Fair trade principles. See below for more information about the Honestly Made range of musical instruments from Percussion Plus

These items are musical instruments, not toys, and there may be small parts on or in some of them. Younger players should use them under supervision.



How to play

To play, hold the drum in the middle and rotate or ‘shake’ rhythmically to force the beads on the rope arms to strike the drum skin. The faster you rotate the drum, the more intense the sound will become.



Bright colours and sounds

The vibrant stripes are a colour explosion, wrapping the exterior of each drum. This combined with the range of rhythmic tones available, and the tactile rope tuning make this the perfect instrument for young students in classrooms and percussion sessions.

Our sustainable packaging

We use as little packaging as possible for our Honestly Made products, but where it’s needed, we’ve chosen I’m Green renewable polythene – a carbon-neutral material that’s 95% renewable and fully recyclable. Some items may still arrive with our previous biodegradable packaging as we strive to use up existing materials, but whichever form it takes, it’s all part of our effort to reduce waste and supply sustainably.




Percussion Plus Honestly Made products are manufactured in independent family workshops that are too small to join Fair Trade groups or are located in countries that do not have such organisations. These suppliers and their subsidiaries all follow Fair trade principles which include:

  • Agreeing a fair price Use of recycled materials
  • Paying significant amounts upfront
  • Being loyal and reasonable in all dealings
  • Prioritising smaller suppliers over large factories
  • Manufacturing methods that do not damage the environment