Drummunication: The Trado-Indigenous Art of Communicating with Talking Drums in Yorubaland

Dr. Samson Olasunkanmi Oluga

Drummunication: The Trado-Indigenous Art of Communicating with Talking Drums in Yorubaland

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The talking drums of the Yoruba people of the South West of Nigeria are like many other types of drums found in other parts of the world in that they are melody producing/enhancing musical instruments accompanying song and dance performances made of hollow round frame with tightly fixed plastic or skin membrane on the surface(s) beaten with the hand(s), stick(s) or other materials. However, the Yoruba talking drums of the South West people of Nigeria are unlike the many other types of drums found in other parts of the world in that they are not just mere melody producing/enhancing musical instruments. This is basically because they can be used to disseminate vital messages and to respond to disseminated information. This paper introduces the term drummunication to explain the use of Yoruba talking drums to send and receive messages or information. The paper attempts a taxonomy of the Yoruba drums to establish the real talking drums. It explicates the functions of effective drummunication and barriers to effective drummunication. Most importantly, it suggests steps that can be taken to enhance the effectiveness of drummunication.

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Dr. Oluga. 2012. "Drummunication: The Trado-Indigenous Art of Communicating with Talking Drums in Yorubaland". Global Journal of Human-Social Science, Global Journal of Human-Social Science - A: Arts & Humanities GJHSS-A Volume 12 (GJHSS Volume 12 Issue A11).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Communication Drummunication Talking Drums Trado-Indigenous Art Yorubaland

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Submission ReceivedDecember 10, 2011
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