talking drum

Encouraged by the talking drums, she soon began to feel the effects.

The tongues of the talking drums rose plain above the others.

Two talking drums, taking the lead instrument role, plowed up the music.

Talking Drums performers often invite audience members to join them on stage.

His stool name "Kuntunkunuku" was made for the talking drums.

This produces a much higher pitched tone than other talking drums of the same construction.

This effect also forms the basis of drum languages (talking drums).

The village's talking drums cut through the humid air.

Talking Drums members give classes and workshops as well as performances.

The Ashanti pair of talking drums are known as atumpan.

By the talking drums they would send our message to the stronghold of the Little People.

His vocals were often accompanied by talking drums, known as kalangu.

Almost every single night we could hear those drums from the next village over, which Nelson said was talking drums.

Sissoko is a master of the talking drums (the tamani).

The Ashanti readily heard and understood the phrases produced by these "talking drums."

Talking drums are used to communicate across distances.

Many variants of the talking drums evolved, with most of them having the same construction mentioned above.

"He thought people would want to hear the guitars and synthesizers more, and maybe they wouldn't understand the talking drums."

In late 1963, on the university playing-fields, with a celebration marked by talking drums, the Rt.

The talking drums of Africa are used to imitate the tone patterns of spoken language.

Talking Drums," on the chants, music and instruments of Africa.

He left for Germany in the eighties and played with the Talking Drum band.

In continental Africa, speech may be conveyed by a whistle or other musical instrument, most famously the "talking drums".

Talking drums are played under the arm with a hooked beater, and the balaphon is a xylophone.

The real originality in juju music is in the traditional instruments - the talking drums, the voices.