Gudugudu

Gudugudu is a traditional drum used by the Yoruba ethnic group of Nigeria. The gudugudu is a time keeping drum for the dundun family of drums that are said to mimic speech. It is designed to produce a sharp and loud beat that all the other drummers can hear and keep in time with. The gudugudu player, in turn, takes his cues from the master drummer who plays a large talking drum, or dun-dun. It can be seen and experienced in modern sekere, fuji, apala and possibly juju cultural performances.

Design

The gudugudu drum is shaped like a bowl. It is round, small, and has a single animal skin drum head. The gudugudu is played with two thin and semi-flexible dried rolled sticks or "lashes" made of cow skin (in its dried form commonly called "rawhide").

See also

Music of Nigeria

References
  • "African Counter". 3E Web Media. 26 September 2011.
  • "Drums". Motherlan' Music Lagos. 26 September 2011.
  • "MotherLand Music". MotherLand Music. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2011.


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