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Learn More About African Percussion Instruments
Percussion instruments define African music. It is the common ground for most African activities . In the olden days, African music was used to bring African people together, they often had social gathering, social meetings and ritual events. Since participation is important in the community, the Africans would play percussion instruments, the most rhythmic musical instruments they had. Some of the widely used African percussion instruments are described below.
The Djembe
If you find a drum that uses an animal skin covered head, then you have just come across the djembe drum. It is characterized by a thick upper body partnered with a thinner lower body which makes the drum look like a goblet. The body is usually made from an echoing log to create various acoustics. The head is tightened with the use of ropes although, nowadays, some makers use steel hoops, nylon core ropes, and rubbers in tightening and tuning the drum. Djembe is used as the centrepiece of the percussion section. The djemebe drum is able to produce varying tones and tunes depending upon the size of the instrument. A drummer would usually strike the head with his fingers or hands to create various tones. The djembe drum is probably one of the most commonly utilised African instruments used in today's music.
Udu
Loosely translated, "udu" means vessel in the African language and it is usually made of clay. This former drinking vessel produces sound with the help of its extra hole located in its body. The sound it creates is similar to that created by a glass bottle. In order to play the udu, your one hand has to cover the top hole while your other hand partially covers the other hole. This will then create a wide range of different tones.
Slit Drums
Another widely used percussion instrument in Africa is the Slit drum. This kind of drum is typically made up of hollowed wood or carved wood so it can produce a sound. These drums can be made of logs or bamboo. Drums and mallets are, oftentimes, used to strike the drum in order to produce a sound. Just like udu, it also produces a rainbow of tones.
Double Bells
When two metallic bells are combined in a horseshoe fashion, you get what is known as Double Bells. In order to produce a sound, mallets are used. In the African percussion instruments, double bells are used to mark measures and keep time for the percussion players.
Aside from these four, other percussion instruments widely used by the Africans hand-shakers, wooden xylophones, and lamellophones (finger pianos).
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