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Talking Drums of Africa

John F. Carrington

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09 December 2022
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2022 Reprint of the 1949 Edition.  Illustrated. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.  Carrington was a Baptist Missionary to the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this work the author argues that the "talking" of the African drum is in effect a language, and not simply a form of signaling. He goes on to explain the language of the African drum and the fact that many such languages exist in Africa, providing a form of communication otherwise unavailable to Africans. 

 

Table of Contents:

 

  1. Introduction
  2. Central African Languages and Our Own
  3. The Drums
  4. How Messages are Sent on the Talking Drum
  5. What's in a Name?
  6. Ourselves as Others See Us
  7. Births, Marriages and Deaths
  8. Sporting Events
  9. Potpourri
  10. Horns, Whistles and Guitars
  11. The Future of the Drum Languages of Africa


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Talking Drums of Africa

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2022 Reprint of the 1949 Edition.  Illustrated. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.  Carrington was a Baptist Missionary to the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this work the author argues that the "talking" of the African drum is in effect a language, and not simply a form of signaling. He goes on to explain the language of the African drum and the fact that many such languages exist in Africa, providing a form of communication otherwise unavailable to Africans. 

 

Table of Contents:

 

  1. Introduction
  2. Central African Languages and Our Own
  3. The Drums
  4. How Messages are Sent on the Talking Drum
  5. What's in a Name?
  6. Ourselves as Others See Us
  7. Births, Marriages and Deaths
  8. Sporting Events
  9. Potpourri
  10. Horns, Whistles and Guitars
  11. The Future of the Drum Languages of Africa


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