DRUMS OF THE WORLD

Yoruba Drum Nigeria





Yoruba Drum / Trommel / Tambour Nigeria

Traditionally, in Yorùbá culture, drumming acts as a musical bridge between humans and different deities.

References:
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King, Anthony : Yoruba Sacred Music from Ekiti. Ibadan 1961
Kubik, Gerhard : Musikgeschichte in Bildern - Westafrika. Leipzig 1989
Laoye I. Timi von Ede : Yoruba Drums. 1959
Meyer, Andreas : Afrikanische Trommeln – West- und Zentralafrika. Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin 1997
Meyer, Andreas : African Drums in the Berliner Museum für Völkerkunde. In: Dagen, Esther A.(Hrsg.): Drums. The Heartbeat of Africa. Galerie Amrad 1993
Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀ - Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún
Ortiz, Fernando: Los instrumentos de la musica afrocubana. Habana 1952 V. Volumes.
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Willet, Frank : A Contribution to the History of Musical Instruments among the Yoruba. 1977
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