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Talking Drums of Africa

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Availability:In StockContributor:John F. CarringtonPublish date:2022-12-09Pages:104
Language:EnglishPublisher:Martino Fine BooksISBN-13:9781684227730ISBN-10:1684227739UPC:9781684227730Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, MusicBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Musical InstrumentsBook Topic:African Studies, PercussionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.25 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SC3Y2PXHGN

2022 Reprint of the 1949 Edition. Illustrated. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Carrington was a Baptist Missionary to the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this work the author argues that the "talking" of the African drum is in effect a language, and not simply a form of signaling. He goes on to explain the language of the African drum and the fact that many such languages exist in Africa, providing a form of communication otherwise unavailable to Africans.

Table of Contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. Central African Languages and Our Own
  3. The Drums
  4. How Messages are Sent on the Talking Drum
  5. What's in a Name?
  6. Ourselves as Others See Us
  7. Births, Marriages and Deaths
  8. Sporting Events
  9. Potpourri
  10. Horns, Whistles and Guitars
  11. The Future of the Drum Languages of Africa



Language:EnglishPublisher:Martino Fine BooksISBN-13:9781684227730ISBN-10:1684227739UPC:9781684227730Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, MusicBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, Musical InstrumentsBook Topic:African Studies, PercussionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.25 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SC3Y2PXHGN
Publisher: Martino Fine Books

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John F. Carrington

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John F. Carrington

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