This article is more than 3 years old. The West African instrument dùndún is also known as “talking drum” because players can match the pitch and rhythm of speech patterns on it.

A Kenyan exhibition working with communities in conflict zones offers insights into how Côte d'Ivoire could use the drum for ...

The talking drum is one of the cultural instruments that has endured and survived generations. The history of the talking drum is as old as most of communities; used in notifications or alerts and ...

Talking drum sensation, Oluwakemi Famugbode aka DJ Irawo recently opened up on her love for drumming, early struggles and support from her other half. She spoke with Edozie Udeze.

At their peak, Talking Drum delivered classics like Moyo Wangu (Urikuchema), Come to Me (Hapana Mazwi) as well as Red Sun and they were indeed a force to reckon with on the local music scene. By ...

A singer, Dammy Kush, has said that being able to play the talking drum has had a great impact on her music. She told Sunday Scoop, “The talking drum is one of my favourite instruments.

When he is invited on TV, he is always asked why he drums. "I want people in Ghana to understand, you can be Dagomba, Ashanti, Ewe, Ga, Fanti, don't be ashamed of it," he says.