sabar drum / Trommel / Tambour Senegal


"The sabar is a single-headed drum played with one hand and one stick. Carved from the trunk of a mahogany tree, the sabar has a goatskin head held in place by seven pegs. The drums themselves vary in height, size and shape; each height has its own particular name, but they can be referred to both individually and collectively as "sabar". The sabar ensemble usually consists of six to twelve drummers playing numerous parts that come together to create complex polyrhythms(...) Sabars are an integral part of life cycle ceremonies(baptisms, weddings,and circumcisions), Muslim holiday celebrations, political meetings, and wrestling matches. "Sabar" is also the general term for a neighborhood dance event with live drumming. Sabar drumming is inextricably linked to dance, and the sabar dance event is the most ubiquitous form of entertainment in Senegal."
Excerpt from:
Tang, Patricia. (2007) Masters of the Sabar : Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal. Temple University Press.
Patricia Tang, Associate Professor of Music, Ph.D., Harvard University, is an ethnomusicologist specializing in West African music.

Bibliography:
Tang, Patricia. (2007) Masters of the Sabar : Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal. Temple University Press.
Tang, Patricia. 2012. The rapper as a modern griot: Reclaiming ancient traditions. Hip hop Africa: New African music in a globalizing world, ed. by Eric Charry, 79–91. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Hale, Thomas A. (1998) Griots and griottes. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Sabar - the heartbeat of Senegal (2013) - a film by Arda Nederveen.
Sabar Wolof : dance drumming of Senegal - Mapaté Diop; Abdoulaye-Bara Diop; Magatte Fall. CD 1996