“Timbales - Timbales (or tymbales) are shallow cylindrical single-headed drums, similar to single-headed tom-toms. The shells are referred to as cáscara (the Spanish word for shell) which is also the name of a rhytmic pattern common in salsa music that is played on the shells of the timbales. Due to the great timbalero Tito Puente (among others), it is now acceptable for a player – especially a band leader – to use more than two timbales, and a great timbale solo is quite a spectacle.”