▁the ▁bare ▁hand . ▁Open ▁stroke ▁with ▁stick ▁on ▁drum ▁head . ▁Cl osed ▁stroke ▁with ▁stick ▁on ▁drum ▁head . ▁Side ▁stick . ▁ ▁Rh yth ms ▁ ▁C ulo ' e ▁Pu ya ▁drums ▁are ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁Bar lo vent o ▁region ▁of ▁North - central ▁Venezuela . ▁They ▁are ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁festiv ities ▁of ▁the ▁Summer ▁Sol st ice / St . ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁( J une ▁ 2 4 ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Red ondo ▁ensemble , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁mar ac as , ▁voice ▁and ▁hand ▁cla ps . ▁The ▁red ondo ▁players ▁accomp any ▁the ▁process ions ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁John ▁and ▁play ▁alongside ▁it ▁in ▁an ▁ensemble ▁often ▁called ▁tamb or ▁peque ño ▁or ▁( small ▁drum ), ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁another ▁battery ▁of ▁drums ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁St . ▁John ▁festiv ities , ▁known ▁as ▁tamb or ▁grande ▁( large ▁drum ), ▁or ▁M ina . ▁ ▁The ▁basic ▁pattern ▁is ▁usually ▁not ated ▁in ▁ ▁or ▁ ▁time ▁sign atures . ▁Each ▁town ▁in ▁Bar lo vent o ▁has ▁a ▁unique ▁way ▁of ▁interpre ting ▁the ▁basic ▁pattern ▁and ▁adds ▁its ▁own ▁local ▁variation , ▁but ▁in ▁general , ▁the ▁prima ▁car ries ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁up be ats , ▁while ▁the ▁pu ja o ▁impro vis es ▁and ▁the ▁cru za o ▁marks ▁the ▁down be ats . ▁This ▁contrast s ▁with