Talking drum, Dondo, Ø 18cm H 42cm

The talking drum, originating from West Africa, is a drum with an hourglass shape. It has the unique ability to imitate human speech in terms of tone and rhythm. This is achieved by adjusting the pitch using tension cords that connect the two drumheads. The player can alter the pitch by scraping these cords between arm and body.

• hand-crafted wooden body out of a single trunk
• two goat skin heads
• tunable rope system
• squeezing the rope will change the sound, offering a wide range of distinct pitches
• including mallet
• origin: Ghana