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Fuji Music is always a Vibe! 🤩🔥 Follow The Odyssey Doc on all media platforms and stay tuned, A New documentary on the 100-Year journey of Yoruba Music is Underway | Yorubaness

Our ancestors used the Yoruba talking drums to mimic tones and pass special messages and rhythms of the Yoruba language, allowing skilled drummers to communicate messages, stories, and even proverbs through drumbeats. It is really beautiful how this influenced Burnaboy's Grammy intro. Follow The Odyssey Doc on all media platforms and stay tuned, A New documentary on the 100-Year journey of Yoruba Music is Underway | Yorubaness

YORUBA TALKING DRUMS Yoruba talking drums, known as "dùndún," are a unique and important aspect of the Yoruba culture in Nigeria. These drums are called "talking drums" because they can mimic the tonal and rhythmic patterns of spoken language, particularly the Yoruba language, which is tonal in nature. ### Key Features: - **Shape:** The dùndún is hourglass-shaped with leather tension cords that run between its two drumheads. By squeezing or loosening these cords, the drummer can change the pitch