African Drums
Materials
Techniques
Miscellaneous
100

This Drum is Goblet Shaped and comes from Mali, Senegal and Guinea.

Djembe

100

The Djembe's drum head is typically made of

Goat Skin

100

The low tone on a djembe is called

Bass

100

What is the tama said to do

Mimic human speech tones

200

This drum is the middle tone of the dunduns

Sangban

200

The Shekere is made of what two things

A gourd and beads

200

The middle tone on a djembe is called

Tone

200

What are drum heads usually tightened with

rope

300

This drum is the high tone of dunduns

Kenkeni

300

The dunduns drum heads are made of what

Cow Skin

300

The high pop sound on a djembe is called

slap

300

True or false: West Africans use a call and response where someone plays a steady rhythm and the other respond with something improvised

True

400

This drum is the low tone of the dunduns

dununba

400

The exterior body of dunduns are typically made of what.

Wood

400

You squeeze the tama to make it do what

Get higher in pitch

400

Name two of the five most notable countries for this type of music

Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Ghana, Gambia

500

This instrument is placed under your arm and uses a hook to hit it.

Tama/ Talking drum

500

When finding materials to make instruments where do West Africans typically get them from. (They don't usually have import and export trade)

Locally/people in their town

500

What kind of rhythm is when multiple people play different parts?

A layered rhythm

500

How do you hold a djembe

You put in in between your legs facing outwards