The Yoruba culture of drum-talking is an agent of cultural preservation and an indirect means of preserving food sovereignty, a don at North West University, Prof. Lere Amusan, has said.

The West African instrument dùndún is also known as “talking drum” because players can match the pitch and rhythm of speech patterns on it. A new study reveals just how closely dùndún ...

Since inception, the talking drum is played uniquely by the Yoruba people, although many other African tribes play talking drums, majority sometimes do not go beyond the peripheral to display the ...

According to a new study, the dùndúns drum -- in the hands of a skilled percussionist -- can accurately mimic the speech patterns of Yorùbá, a tonal language most prominent in southern Nigeria.

Dubbed 'talking drums', dùndúns can be used as purely musical instruments or what scientists refer to as speech surrogates, imitating the three tones of the language.

Although many African tribes play talking drums, the Yoruba talking drum (gangan) is unique to Yoruba people. How To Make A Yoruba Talking Drum! - allAfrica.com AllAfrica ...

Drumming New Worlds is an immersive creative exploration of the Yoruba talking drum that connects innovation, art, and culture to answer the question: What language does the talking drum speak? Using ...

Reviving the yoruba talking drum culture. Prince Adewale Laoye teaching students how to drum in Ede,Osun State. He regretted that the act of talking drum is steadily going into extinction and that ...

Drumming New Worlds is an immersive creative exploration of the Yoruba talking drum that connects innovation, art, and culture to answer the question: What language does the talking drum speak? Using ...

Very much a local gathering, the free festival is an effort to have music bring people together in an informal, urban setting. Rooted in the community but inviting to all who want to share its values, ...

Konkere Beats. Yoruba! Songs & Rhythms For The Yoruba Gods In Nigeria (Soul Jazz Records) A rapid drum tattoo; then an improbably long female cry of “Sango-o-o”, protracted into a stumbling ...

For this year’s Black History Month program at Lakeland High School, they’ll let the drums do the talking. The Suffolk Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., is sponsoring … ...