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Double headed bells. Bells are absolutely crucial in traditional African percussion music. They may be played in a battery of drums or played by themselves. Each head has its own tone, the high tone comes from the smaller head and the low tone comes from the larger head. Blacksmiths all over Africa have the fine job of fashioning these and various other bells for their incorporation into the sacred as well as the social music. They must make them with great precision as it would create a great embarrassment to fashion a defective instrument that is so crucial in the in the creation oaf the African sound. This bell found its way through the Americas and is presently played in much of the music of the Diaspora. |
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This drum is usually played in a djembe battery of drums. It is the deep tone bottom of the music, the base....... It carries the pulse, a resonant vibration that quickens the soul and excites the spirit. It must be played with confidence, strength and power, particularly if it is to be heard above the djembe drums. We play this drum in our battery of Sakara drums. We found this to be a unique yet awesome combination of drums. We are proud that we can create in the image of our Ancestors. This drum is not typically played by women but more and more women are beginning to sound the thunder with this drum. It derives the height of passion from my being to hear and feel the vibration of this powerful drum whenever I play it. Why should any woman, who is up for the challenge, be deprived of this experience? |
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