Talking Drum

Talking Drum, (English for talking drum), is the English word for speech drums in West Africa. After its use some messages drums can be.

Many speech drums have an hourglass body and are covered with two leather straps connected skins. The drum is tucked under the arm recorded with a special curved floor. By tensing and releasing the upper arm, the pitch can be changed using the leather laces. Due to the different pitches, all tonal languages ​​of Ghana are played on the drum ( Twi, Hausa, Dagomba, etc.).

When Tama another system is applied depending on the ethnic group in the fabric of the drum body.