A drum talking when been beating was traced from origin back to West Africa which comprises of Nigerians and Ghanaians.
The talking drum has an Hourglass shape and is said to be one of the oldest west African musical instrument.
The talking drum are traditional made from woods and animal skin dated back till this present time, It has two drumheads connected by leather cords, which allows the players change into 3 different keys "Do, Re, Mi" when squeezed by the player.
The Yoruba's, Hausa, Benin and dagonma people of ghana in west Africa Nigeria has been said to use this musical instrument to communicate information from one the player to a group of people this has been dated back for centuries.
What talking drum means in different languages
Talking drum is the English name to the native drum in Guinea (Mandinka, Wolof, or Serer it is known as Tama or Tamma); Nigeria (in Yoruba it is known as Dundun or Gangan, in Hausa it is known as Kalangu or Dan Kar'bi').
When playing the talking drum the drummer uses stick to hit the drum head and uses his hands to change the tune of drum so to sound pleasurable to listeners this can be achieved in two ways either you squeeze the thin layers of the drum or you use ur fingers to hit on the surface gentlely while playing.
The African talking drum can be played in occasions so to entertain people and Also make them dance.
Below are some parts of the talking drum
Different sizes of the talking drum
We have different sizes of the talking drum.
The african talking drums have been a major part of the African culture since 1700 and are said to help define the African culture because of the kind of message passed through it.
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