DRUMS OF THE WORLD
agba ogboni drum yoruba nigeria
agba ogboni drum yoruba Nigeria
"Àgbá is the drum ensemble used in the cult of Ògbóni, a secret society that wielded strong political, judicial, and religious powers among the Yorùbá in the precolonial era, but now functions as a social and religious group. Like the ìgbìn and ìpèsè, each of the three-drum ensemble of àgbá is upright open-ended log drum with single goatskin/leather head. But unlike the ìgbìn and/or ìpèsè that are usually of moderate size, àgbá drums are generally large and heavy."
excerpt from: Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀ - Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún University of Wisconsin-Superior ofamule@uwsuper.edu © University of Florida
"Much Yoruba drumming is associated with the worship of deities, and certain types of drums are found only in ritual contexts. For example, Bata drums are used in the cult of Shango, the god associated with thunder, in the Egungun (masquerade) cult, and in the cult of a deity such as Oshun; however, they are usually not featured in secular dances. To the Ogboni, their drums are musical instruments to be beaten in the early morning to announce cult meetings which take place every seventeenth day. At the same time they are sacred objects." ... "The principal decoration on the largest of the Ife drums consists of a head and arms holding both ends of a loop which originates where the body would normally be, which curves towards the head. The head and its associated motifs apparently represent the earth deity..."
excerpt from: Ojo JRO 1973. Ogboni Drums: African Arts, 6(3): 50-. 53. Prince R 1969.
Bibliography:
Biobaku, Saburi. Ogboni, the Egba Senate, in Proceedings of the 3rd International West African Conference, 1956.
Dennett, R. E. Nigerian Studies, or the religious and political system of the Yorubas, 1910.
Ogboni and other secret societies in Nigeria, African Society, 16, 1916.
Egharevba, J. Benin Law and Custom, Port 1946.
Eliade, M. Patterns in Comparative Religion, 1958.
Ellis, Alfred Burdon, The Yoruba Speaking Peoples, 1894.
Farrow, S. S. Faith, Fancies and Fetish, or Yoruba Paganism, 1926.
Harrison, J. E. Ancient Art and Ritual, 1913.
Meek, C. K. Tribal Studies in Northern Nigeria, 1931.
Morton-Williams, P. An outline of the cosmology and cult organisation of the Oyo Yoruba, Africa, 34, 1964.
Nadel, S. F. Witchcraft and Anti-witchcraft in Nupe so- Ogunbowale, P. O. Awon irunmole ile Yoruba, 1962.
Ojo JRO 1973. Ogboni Drums: African Arts, 6(3): 50-. 53. Prince R 1969.
Parrinder, G. African Mythology, 1967.
Talbot, P. A. The peoples of Southern Nigeria, 4 vols. 1926.
Williams, D. The iconology of the Yoruba edan Oghoni, Africa, 34, 1964.
Beier, Ulli : Three Igbin drums from Igbomina. 1963
Beier, Ulli : Obatala Festival. In: Nigeria Bd.52 1956
Dagan , Esther A. : Drums - The Heartbeat of Africa edited by Galerie Amrad 1993
De Silva,Tamara : Symbols and Ritual: The socio-religous role of the igbin drum family.
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
Ortiz, Fernando: Los instrumentos de la musica afrocubana. Habana 1952 V. Volumes.
Thieme, Darius : A Descriptive Catalogue of Yoruba Musical Instruments. Diss. Washington D.C. 1969
Wieschhoff, Heinz : Die afrikanischen Trommeln und ihre außerafrikanischen Beziehungen. Stuttgart 1933
Willet, Frank : A Contribution to the History of Musical Instruments among the Yoruba. 1977
"Àgbá is the drum ensemble used in the cult of Ògbóni, a secret society that wielded strong political, judicial, and religious powers among the Yorùbá in the precolonial era, but now functions as a social and religious group. Like the ìgbìn and ìpèsè, each of the three-drum ensemble of àgbá is upright open-ended log drum with single goatskin/leather head. But unlike the ìgbìn and/or ìpèsè that are usually of moderate size, àgbá drums are generally large and heavy."
excerpt from: Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀ - Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún University of Wisconsin-Superior ofamule@uwsuper.edu © University of Florida
"Much Yoruba drumming is associated with the worship of deities, and certain types of drums are found only in ritual contexts. For example, Bata drums are used in the cult of Shango, the god associated with thunder, in the Egungun (masquerade) cult, and in the cult of a deity such as Oshun; however, they are usually not featured in secular dances. To the Ogboni, their drums are musical instruments to be beaten in the early morning to announce cult meetings which take place every seventeenth day. At the same time they are sacred objects." ... "The principal decoration on the largest of the Ife drums consists of a head and arms holding both ends of a loop which originates where the body would normally be, which curves towards the head. The head and its associated motifs apparently represent the earth deity..."
excerpt from: Ojo JRO 1973. Ogboni Drums: African Arts, 6(3): 50-. 53. Prince R 1969.
Bibliography:
Biobaku, Saburi. Ogboni, the Egba Senate, in Proceedings of the 3rd International West African Conference, 1956.
Dennett, R. E. Nigerian Studies, or the religious and political system of the Yorubas, 1910.
Ogboni and other secret societies in Nigeria, African Society, 16, 1916.
Egharevba, J. Benin Law and Custom, Port 1946.
Eliade, M. Patterns in Comparative Religion, 1958.
Ellis, Alfred Burdon, The Yoruba Speaking Peoples, 1894.
Farrow, S. S. Faith, Fancies and Fetish, or Yoruba Paganism, 1926.
Harrison, J. E. Ancient Art and Ritual, 1913.
Meek, C. K. Tribal Studies in Northern Nigeria, 1931.
Morton-Williams, P. An outline of the cosmology and cult organisation of the Oyo Yoruba, Africa, 34, 1964.
Nadel, S. F. Witchcraft and Anti-witchcraft in Nupe so- Ogunbowale, P. O. Awon irunmole ile Yoruba, 1962.
Ojo JRO 1973. Ogboni Drums: African Arts, 6(3): 50-. 53. Prince R 1969.
Parrinder, G. African Mythology, 1967.
Talbot, P. A. The peoples of Southern Nigeria, 4 vols. 1926.
Williams, D. The iconology of the Yoruba edan Oghoni, Africa, 34, 1964.
Beier, Ulli : Three Igbin drums from Igbomina. 1963
Beier, Ulli : Obatala Festival. In: Nigeria Bd.52 1956
Dagan , Esther A. : Drums - The Heartbeat of Africa edited by Galerie Amrad 1993
De Silva,Tamara : Symbols and Ritual: The socio-religous role of the igbin drum family.
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
Ortiz, Fernando: Los instrumentos de la musica afrocubana. Habana 1952 V. Volumes.
Thieme, Darius : A Descriptive Catalogue of Yoruba Musical Instruments. Diss. Washington D.C. 1969
Wieschhoff, Heinz : Die afrikanischen Trommeln und ihre außerafrikanischen Beziehungen. Stuttgart 1933
Willet, Frank : A Contribution to the History of Musical Instruments among the Yoruba. 1977