M ass ▁media ▁in ▁La ▁Paz ▁Category : New sp apers ▁published ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Category : Span ish - language ▁newsp apers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁b end ir ▁( , ▁pl ural ▁ban ad ir , ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁wooden - fr amed ▁frame ▁drum ▁of ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁South west ▁Asia . ▁ ▁The ▁b end ir ▁is ▁a ▁traditional ▁instrument ▁that ▁is ▁played ▁throughout ▁North ▁Africa , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁S uf i ▁cer emon ies ; ▁it ▁was ▁played , ▁too , ▁in ▁An cient ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Mes op ot am ia . ▁In ▁Turkish , ▁the ▁word ▁b end ir ▁means ▁" a ▁big ▁hand ▁frame ▁drum ". ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁play ▁ ▁The ▁band ir ▁often ▁has ▁a ▁sn are ▁( us ually ▁made ▁of ▁gut ) ▁stretch ed ▁across ▁the ▁head , ▁which ▁gives ▁the ▁tone ▁a ▁bu zz ing ▁quality ▁when ▁the ▁drum ▁is ▁struck ▁with ▁the ▁fingers ▁or ▁pal m . ▁The ▁drum ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁vertical ▁position . ▁One ▁holds ▁the ▁drum ▁by ▁looping ▁the ▁thumb ▁of ▁the ▁non - domin ant ▁hand ▁through ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁frame . ▁▁ ▁Similar ▁frame ▁drums ▁include ▁the ▁tar ▁of ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁bod hr án ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Un like ▁the ▁b end ir , ▁the ▁tar ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁sn are ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁frame , ▁and ▁the ▁bod hr án ▁is ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁be