Ulanga Valley drum Tanzania
Ulanga Valley drum Tanzania
"Drum from the Wabena of the Ulanga Valley. Made from Pterocarpus Bussei Harms. Bena name njokole, sing. and pl.
It is the smaller of the two drums used for their principal dance lipara, the bigger one being similarly made and called ngoma,
which is the ordinary word for drum or dance (noun) in Kiswahili.
The skin used on this drum is duiker."
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