What are African drums used for traditionally?

African drums were traditionally used for entertainment especially after a successful harvest. Sometime a bonfire is used as people gather around for a whole night as they dance and express joy. African drums were also used to accompany wrestling matches, warriors and dance competitions.

Are drums originally from Africa?

Drums have been an intrinsic part of African life for centuries and for countless generations, an ancient instrument used to celebrate all the aspects of life.

Who invented African drumming?

Mandinke tribe
The djembe drum is said to have been invented in the 12th Century by the Mandinke tribe in what is now Mali, in West Africa. It has been played by West Africans for generations forming an integral part of ritualistic life in Mali, Guinea, Senegal and other neighbouring West African countries.

Where does African drumming originate from?

It is widely believed that the Djembe (pronounced JEM – Beh) has its origins with the “numu”, a social class of professional blacksmiths from the Mandinka (Maninke) people of western Africa in around 1300 AD.

What is traditional music of Africa?

African music includes the genres Jùjú, Fuji, Highlife, Makossa, Kizomba, Afrobeat and others. The music and dance of the African diaspora, formed to varying degrees on African musical traditions, include American music like Dixieland jazz, blues, jazz, and many Caribbean genres, such as calypso (see kaiso) and soca.

Why are drums important in African music?

In Africa, drums hold a deeper, symbolic, and historical significance. They herald political and social events attending ceremonies of birth, death, and marriage. They spark courtships, they profess home-coming and going and they accompany religious rites and rituals, calling up ancestral spirits.