Keepers of the Talking Drum

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The Tama Walo ensemble comes from northwestern Senegal, a Wolof speaking region on the Senegal River. While the sabar drums have been made more famous by Youssou N'Dour and other Senegalese stars, this region relies on the tama (sometimes known as "talking drum"), an hourglass drum with a wide range of pitch. Traditional ensembles like this use an ensemble of various sized drums to create the melodic language of the music. The drummers actually have a vocabulary of specific meaning that is played out on these drums, and if you listen carefully to the stories on this well recorded and researched album you almost feel like you are beginning to follow the narrative. --Louis Gibson

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Average customer rating: Mesmerizing... A 'must' for any avid African drum fan.

Keepers of the Talking Drum Tama Walo Manufacturer: Village Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000AGCV Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. Ganass
2. Bak
3. Pithieme Samba
4. Awounalene
5. Ganass
6. Dagagne
7. Bak
8. Leumbeul
9. Tagoumbar
10. Bak

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The Tama Walo ensemble comes from northwestern Senegal, a Wolof speaking region on the Senegal River. While the sabar drums have been made more famous by Youssou N'Dour and other Senegalese stars, this region relies on the tama (sometimes known as "talking drum"), an hourglass drum with a wide range of pitch. Traditional ensembles like this use an ensemble of various sized drums to create the melodic language of the music. The drummers actually have a vocabulary of specific meaning that is played out on these drums, and if you listen carefully to the stories on this well recorded and researched album you almost feel like you are beginning to follow the narrative. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

Mesmerizing..........2007-08-07

The performances on this CD are absolutely thrilling. Nowhere, on any album of African drumming have I heard such technical virtuosity. Be forewarned: this album will get you up out of your seat and shaking you a$$ with its trance like power. The ancient rhythms of Africa that gave rise to the music of mankind.

A 'must' for any avid African drum fan. .......2004-09-02

The Tama Walo troupe makes the talking drum 'talk' using fine tamas and a bass drum called the lambe to improvise new sounds: their KEEPERS OF THE TALKING DRUM is a 'must' for any avid African drum fan. 
 Each drummer here comes from a family who has played the tama professionally for generations, and on KEEPERS OF THE TALKING DRUM, the experience shows.

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