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(I didn't find the song on youtube neither on soundcloud so spotify it is.)
I just want to know which percurssive element is this, so i can find a sample of it or a library.
The sound plays at 0:30 (it's not the kick of course), it's the sound that has some low-mid/high-mid focus and has a lot of stereo image. (The name of the song is "lips" by "The XX" in case the link doesn't work)
Tongue drum? Lots of videos on YouTube under that heading. Sounds a bit more wood than metal otherwise a Hang drum might be a possibility. The drone is a bit didgeridooish.
Could also be something like a Boomwhacker. Tons of them on YouTube and lots of sample libraries. E.g. https://www.wavesfactory.com/boomwhackers/ .
Another element in there sounds a bit like a clave, the instrument not the pattern, as well.
Kalimba is my best answer for you.
It could be some bongo drums which have been slightly altered: corse tuned down a bit + a tiny touch of delay + compression with fast release, to give that something of "xylo" sound.
But indeed this is pure speculation...
Sounds like a Thai traditional wooden xylophone, the small one about a foot long
