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.

West African “talking drums” known as dùndún can accurately replicate speech with a remarkable level of detail, new research finds. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in ...

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.

The use of the talking-drum was forbidden in the United States during the enslavement era because of its ability to "speak" in an unknown language and possibly incite rebellion. This kind of drum is ...

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 ...

Today, the dominance of the talking drum as well as texting on cell phones in Nigeria and Benin are threatening to make batá drum language obsolete. Drums like the batá are now used more for music ...

Batá drums came to Cuba in the early 1800s when a Yoruba master arrived on the island, as the wall text says, "in bondage." "Approximately a million slaves were brought to Cuba," Bretos said.

Anthony Joshua was seen playing the Yoruba talking drum, known as the 'gangan', while onlookers sang his praises. The former two-time WBA heavyweight champion has been in Nigeria for over a month, ...

Yoruba is not vernacular.” According to him, despite being a devoted Christian who attends two churches, that has never deterred him from respecting and protecting Yoruba culture.