Speaking on the recent episode of the Terms and Conditions Podcast by Pulse Nigeria, Ara recalled how no man wanted to teach her how to play the talking drums when she wanted to learn. "I was once in ...

This is a blog post by Borokinni Joshua Boffin...this so-called reformed hour-glass shaped instrument has taken the black arts to the horizon. Personally, I have been in Benin city for close to three ...

Eniola Ayanshina popularly known as Larondo, an indigene of Ibadan, Oyo State, is a female talking drummer and graduate of Performing Arts Lead City University, Ibadan. In this interview by Rukiyat ...

I didn't know how much I didn't know about drums. There are drums that talk, that can imitate speech. There are drums grouped in families for the purpose of talking to each other. Tapping a drum with ...

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Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Western Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, ...