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When the Talking Drum Changed Hands: Paid advocacy, and the fate of Ghana’s democracy

There is a story our elders tell about a talking drum that once belonged to the village. In times of drought or danger, the drum called the people together, spoke truth to the chief, and steadied the ...
The Nation Newspaper

I was told I may not kids if I play talking drum – Ara

Famous female talking drummer and the cultural ambassador of the Ooni of Ife, Aralola Olamuyiwa, popularly known as Ara, has recounted how she was discouraged from playing the talking drums because of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Does the West African Talking Drum Accurately Mimic Human Speech?

West African “talking drums” known as dùndún can accurately replicate speech with a remarkable level of detail, new research finds. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Communication, ...
Afro

First HBCU pavilion at Venice Biennale honors African Diaspora with a talking drum

Professor Coleman A. Jordan teaches architecture at Morgan State University. For over two years, he has worked closely with students and alumni from the Baltimore HBCU, as well as from Tuskegee and ...