What is a speaking drum?

Talk -Buben is a drum tool that was created in West Africa hundreds of years ago and remains an important part of some African cultures today. This type of drum is made of a single piece of wood and has a head made of fish leather or hiding animals, usually goat skin, firmly stretched after each end. In the shape of an hourglass, the spoken drum has numerous cords attached to each head that runs after its length. When these cords are pressed, it changes the drum pitch. It is called a speaking drum, because a skillful drummer can adequate different sounds and tones from the drum that imitate speech.

The speaking drum is closely linked to Yoruba in Nigeria. Yoruba is a tonal language, which means that different sounds of sound have different meanings. It is this tonality that gives the speaking drum the ability to play different rhythms and playgrounds that can be understood by people who know the language of Yoruba.

This type of dr.um is traditionally held under the armpit and hit by a bent wand held on the other side. The drum is compressed between the arm and the body, whichIt puts on the cords along its length stretching and tightening the skin over the head of the drum. The stricter the drum is pressed, the higher the pitch. Sometimes small stones are placed in a drum to create a rattle sound when the drum is shaken or hit.

Although the spoken drum originated in Nigeria, its use has expanded and has become popular in Ghana, Niger and Senegal. There are different types and sizes of African -speaking drums, but most of them are small compared to some other African drums such as Djembe or Ashiko. The drums are an important part of African culture and the speaking drum is an instrument used in everyday life and in honor of the ceremonies of passing between Yoruba people. Talking is used in rituals to remember birth, initiations, marriage and death. They are used to celebrate festivals, in honor of people and gods, and to induce ghosts.

the sound of speaking drums travels so they can be used for communicationAci over long distances. Communication is the purpose for which a speaking drum was originally developed. One drummer would play a message that could hear a mile away from another drummer who would play a message to accept another drummer. In this way, the news could be passed on for many kilometers.