The cuica, puita, Omele, zambomba, rommelpot or roncador are ancient musical instruments membranophone riction in the family friction drums, better known today in Brazil, used in samba and legacy of Bantu culture. The friction drum instrument is relatively common in Europe, Africa and Latin America. In France for example, the last century, the friction drum still existed in many parts in many forms and materials used among others in the racket, or at weddings where we stared into the bottom of a barrel of hair empoissé of horse that was rubbed with the whole hand.