biafraguy:
afonjas ndi ara

AworiLagosian:


lol we aren't the ones that condemned your ancestors to beat drums made from pako wood and fallen tree logs like forest baboons when higher civilizations were beating real drums made from quality leather.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2718224_screenshot20150807at1_jpeg203a46192eb66b8a6973ca250e8bcd3a

alabsmichael:
Drums are important in Yoruba land,the talking drum was used in Radio Nigeria Ibadan(in the 1950s)to usher in the beginning of new dawn.It was beaten then to say "This is Nigerian Broadcasting Service God bless Yoruba

AworiLagosian:


lol we aren't the ones that condemned your ancestors to beat drums made from pako wood and fallen tree logs like forest baboons when higher civilizations were beating real drums made from quality leather.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2718224_screenshot20150807at1_jpeg203a46192eb66b8a6973ca250e8bcd3a

Konquest:

^^^^
Nice picture that tells/speaks a million words!
This looks like a picture that was taken in Brazil
or Cuba.

gypsey:
Skull miners

AworiLagosian:


Why?

PrickGetSize:
I heard they can communicate and pass information with these drums, I don't know if it's true.

Konquest:

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@AworiLagosian
Hello to you!

You asked "Why?"

You mean why I said the picture with the lady and the
drums "speaks a million words?"

OK... Because aside from the picture quality that JUMPS
right at the viewer's eyes... it shows the influence
of the Yoruba culture and traditions in the Diaspora
such as in Miami, Newyork and California in the United States,
Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil, etc.

These people proudly rock the Yoruba culture
and the different types of talking drums is a
profound aspect of the Yoruba culture.

Last but NOT least, I read an article on how the Afro-Cuban
Yoruba in old Havana have preserved the oldest Yoruba drums
as they were originally designed over 200 years ago.

No single alterations have been made to the design of the
original drums till date... and the chants are done in Yoruba
language although with a slight Afro-Cuban Spanish accent.


"Cuba - Concert – Batá Drums of the Cuban Santería 1"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYqY8x3U9MA [5:33MIN]



"Rumba Yoruba Drums welcome to all Orishas djembe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fHmayZb6Bg [5:52MINS]


"Drumming for the Afro-Cuban goddess Oya"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqTHKJma-ns [2:04MINS]

"The music of Cuba - KING YORUBA"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7s8NzyX1yQ


Ijesa is spelled as "Iyecha"... and "Yemaya" is the Afro-Cuban
spelling of the Yoruba Orisa Yemoja [goddess of the Ogun River
and all waters, especially the sea/ocean].


There are two Web links below that you might find interesting
on the Afro-Cuban Yoruba names:
==>https://technologytimes.ng/cuba-version-of-yoruba-now-on-yorubaname-com/
==>http://www.orishaimage.com/blog/yoruba-lukumi-guide


All the best!



Cc:Olu317

Olu317:
Yoruba people's achievement is unequal in so many ramification....Even the western world marvel at our unique civilization..

gideonjeta:
Talking drums from Yoruba culture are quite popular during religious occasions and other festivities but you can get familiar with the other languages of drums in Yoruba land.
Yoruba language and culture is very widespread across Africa, and even beyond. Outside Nigeria, you can find large Yoruba communities in Togo and Benin Republic. Smaller communities can be found in Sierra Leone, Liberia and other African countries. In diasporan countries such as Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Trinidad, Yoruba drum cultures are practiced, especially during Òrìsà worship.
Drums in Yoruba land consist of animal skin strained against wooden frames. Most of the drums are percussive in nature, that is produced a rhythmic pattern that is danceable. Talking drums, which are quite popular, are so named because they imitate human voices while some others are just melody borne.

Here are some of the major drums that are used in Yoruba land.

1. Omele Ako
The drum is also known as Sakara and it belongs to the bata family of drums. Omele is a shallow drum with a circular body, with goat or cow skin, the smallest in the set of bata drums. Omele Ako is used during weddings, parties and other festivities. Hausa people of northern Nigeria also produce and use this drum.

2. Gan Gan/Dun Dun (talking drum)
The talking drum is the most popular drum in Yoruba land. This hourglass-shaped drum can be traced back to the Old Oyo Empire in South-West, Nigeria. It was introduced as a means of communication during inauguration of the Alaafin of Oyo. It is a very key ingredient of Yoruba folklore. The language of the talking drum depends on what the message or chant is intended to be. Its pitch can be adjusted using the cords and strings around the drum.
It is also the drum used by afrobeat musician, Lagbaja.

3. Saworoide
Saworoide, or Chaworoide in Cuba, is a type of talking drum or gan gan decorated with brass bells and chimes. Such bells are attached to leather straps for support. Tunde Kelani's 1999 film, Saworoide, was named after a tradition that a person can not be crowned king without the playing of the saworoide.

4. Bata
Bata is a double-headed drum shaped like an hourglass with one cone larger than the other. Used mostly in religious functions, festivals, carnivals and coronations, the Bata conveys messages of hope, divination, praise and war. Bata comes in a set of three drums — Iya ilu bata (loudest), omele abo bata and omele ako. The first two are double headed and each end is played and produces a unique tone. The Iyá ("Mother" is the largest and loudest in the group, playing long, complex patterns with many variations and initiates conversations with the other two drums.

5. Gbedu/Ogido
The Gbedu or “a big drum'' is a percussive instrument mostly used for spiritual ceremonies like Ogoni ceremonies, the ancient Yoruba secret society. Played either with the palm or drumsticks, Gbedu is a symbol of royalty and is covered in designs and carvings representing birds, animals and godesses. The drum is said to have been brought to Yorubaland by Edo diplomats in the 17th century.

6. Ashiko
Ashiko is a tapered cylindrical shaped drum with its head on the wide end and its narrow end open. It is made of goatskin hide strained against hardwood, played during festivals using the palms.

https://www.nigerialog.com/culture/the-language-of-drums-in-yoruba-land/new/#new

Konquest:

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@Olu317

Very true my brother!

Yoruba culture has international
value. The former Ooni Sijuade visited
Cuba with his entourage including the late Chief
Hope Harriman in 2002, and the Cubans in Old Havana were asking the journalists about Wole
Soyinka and Ife. Professor Soyinka is very
popular in Cuba. Fidel Castro gave the Ooni
a rousing welcome on the second ever visit
of Oba Sijuade to Cuba in 2002.

Ile Ife is well-known to Cubans even though
many of them have not been to Nigeria!

Olu317:
Yeah, it is true about the Cuba connection to Yoruba land. This is oneof the reason I find it hard to agree to the decision of Ooni to make Brazil as the headquarter of Yoruba's traditional sanctuary as it regard diaspora Yorubas.Cuba as a country has been fair to ancient tradition of Yorubas.

Perhaps the major reason for the choice of Brazil is Population and political reason....

All the same, thank you

KingSango:





Them White Cubans racist as hell. They been overcharging for Ifa initiation for years and none of it authentic. They made Olodumare into a Trinity because they Roman Catholics who practice Yoruba only as Black magick

omoiyalayi:
Nice one op

Let me add pic 4 u

Fist pic: talking drum (gangan in yoruba)

Second pic: also a talking drum but mother of them (iya ilu in yoruba)

Third pic also a talking drum (Bata in yoruba)

kannyt01:
Please I need to buy one of this talking drum before Tuesday
Perhaps someone can help me as per where to buy.

Please Advise ASAP?
Thanks

kannyt01:
Please I need to buy one of this talking drum before Tuesday
Perhaps someone can help me as per where to buy.

Please Advise ASAP?
Thanks