INSTRUMENTS! WEST AFRICAN TALKING DRUM

LEARN The talking drum is an hourglass-shaped, double-headed drum that is played in West Africa. The drum is clasped under the player’s arm and struck with a curved beater. The player squeezes the sides of the drum, tightening or loosening the membrane to produce a wide range of tones. It is called a “talking drum” because the pitch changes mimic the tone and speech patterns of the human voice. One of the oldest instruments in West Africa, the talking drum is found in many different geographic areas and cultures. It is used for creating speech, dance, or signal patterns; oftentimes, the drums were used to communicate information over long distances. The talking drum is known by many different names; for example, in Senegal it is the tama, while in Nigeria it is the kalangu or dundun. MAKE

Materials • 8-inch embroidery hoops (1 set) • Medium-sized plastic planting pots (2) • Clear duct tape • Decorative duct tape • Scissors • Glue Dots • Ribbon (optional) • Pencil

Instructions 1. Tightly cover each planting pot with 2 layers of clear duct tape. Tape each layer in the same direction. 2. Using glue dots, glue the bottoms of the planting pots together. (Optional: Using clear duct tape, tape the 2 ends together.) 3. Secure 1 embroidery hoop to the top of each side of the drum by tightly wrapping the drum in decorative duct tape. 4. Fold wrapped tape in half. 5. Optional: Attach ribbon to hoops as shoulder strap. 6. Using the pencil as your beater, play your drum! SEE Visit MIM’s Africa Gallery and see talking drums in Nigeria, Togo, and Burkina Faso.

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INSTRUMENTS! WEST AFRICAN TALKING DRUM

LISTEN



See a demonstration of the dondo talking drum Watch Ayan Bisi Adeleke from Nigeria from Ghana by Kwame Ansah-Brew here. play here!

PLAY Kye Kye Kule, a call-and-response song from Ghana, is also a well-known salsa song. Lyrics

Talking Drum Pitches

Leader: Kye kye kule Group: Kye kye kule

High, high, low, high High, high, low, high

Leader: Kye kye kofi sa Group: Kye kye kofi sa

High, high, high, low, low High, high, high, low, low

Leader: Kofi sa langa Group: Kofi sa langa

Low, high, low, high Low, high, low, high

Leader: Kaka shi langa Group: Kaka shi langa

Low, low, high, low, low Low, low, high, low, low

Leader: Kum aden nde Group: Kum aden nde Kum aden nde Kum aden nde, hey!

Low, low, low, high Low, low, low, high Low, low, low, high Low, low, low, high, HEY!

LEARN MORE Check out the Roots of Rhythm curriculum about the dondo here!

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Leader: Kum aden nde. Group: Kum aden nde. Kum aden nde. Kum aden nde, hey! Talking Drum Pitches. High, high, low, high. High, high, low, high. High, high ...

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