- This article is about the Mande bass drum. For the West African talking drum, see Dundun. The talking drum is a West African Drum whose pitch can be regulated to the extent that it is said the drum " talks "
A Dunun (also known as dundun, doundoun, or djun-djun) is the generic name for a family of West African bass drums that developed alongside the djembe in the Mande drum ensemble. A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. A djembe (ˈdʒɛmbeɪ JEM-bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe, or sanbanyi in Susu is a skin covered It is not to be confused with the Yoruba name of the West African talking drum, also called dundun, but a completely different instrument. The talking drum is a West African Drum whose pitch can be regulated to the extent that it is said the drum " talks " More specifically, there are three named the kenkeni (smallest), sangban (medium) and doundounba (largest). The kenkeni has the highest pitch and usually holds the rhythm together with a simple pattern. The sangban typically has a more complex part which defines the rhythm. The doundounba often serves to add depth with deep, widely spaced notes. These drums provide a rhythmic and melodic base for the djembe ensemble.
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Construction
The dunun is a double headed, cylindrical drum typically made of a wood shell (although metal and fiberglass shells exist) and cowhide heads (although some have goat-skin heads). This article is about the Mande bass drum For the West African talking drum see Dundun. The heads are held on with rope and often steel rings.
History
The dunun is claimed by the various Mande groups to have originated in the 9th Century Mali Empire along with the djembe, among the Mandinka peoples. The Mali Empire or Manding Empire or Manden Kurufa was a Medieval West African civilization of the Mandinka from c A djembe (ˈdʒɛmbeɪ JEM-bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe, or sanbanyi in Susu is a skin covered Both are instruments primarily of the region that includes Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, which all have significant Mandé populations. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Mandé is an Ethnic group of West Africa. Speakers of the Mande languages are found in Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
Technique
There are two primary playing styles for dununs. The traditional style has each player using a single drum resting on its side, either on the floor or on a stand, and striking the head with one stick and a bell mounted on top with the other. A melody is created across the interplay of the three dununs. For the other style, known as ballet style as it is used in the National Ballets, one player has command of the three dununs standing on the floor. Playing like this allows a more complex arrangement for the dance.
There are wide variations on how the dunun is played throughout West Africa. In Mali they are sometimes played with just one dunun and a bell that is held in the hand. Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. In some regions of Guinea the dunun is played with no bells, or only two dunun are played. Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea In Hamanah all three dunun with bells are played. The influence of Mamady Keïta, Famoudou Konaté, Mohamed Diaby, Bolokada Conde, and others from Guinea have contributed to the spreading of the three dunun style of playing. Mamady Keïta (surname sometimes also spelled Keita; b Balandugu, Siguiri Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guinea, August 1950 is a Famoudou Konaté is a Malinké Master drummer from Guinea. Famoudou Konaté is a world-renowned virtuoso of the Djembe drum and its orchestra Bolokada Conde is a Djembe Master drummer from Kissidougou, Guinea.
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