The Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has hosted the 2025 Ayanagalu Festival, a two-day celebration of Yoruba people’s rich drumming heritage. The ancient city of Ile-Ife hosted thousands ...
July 27 (UPI) --In West Africa, drummers speak through their instruments -- literally. According to a new study, the dùndúns drum -- in the hands of a skilled percussionist -- can accurately mimic the ...
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 Communication, ...
Musicians such as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are considered virtuosos, guitarists who could make their instruments sing. Drummers in west Africa who play hourglass-shaped percussion instruments ...
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