Gudugudu Gudugudu is a traditional drum used by the Yoruba people, Yoruba ethnic group of Nigeria. The gudugudu is a time keeping drum for the dunun, dundun family of drums that are said to mimic speech. It is designed to produce a sharp and loud beat tha ...

is a traditional drum used by the Yoruba ethnic group of

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. 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

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, 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").

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Gudugudu drum in a musical excerpt from the album "West Africa: Drum Chant & Instrumental Music"Picture of a gudugudu drum
Yoruba musical instruments African drums Nigerian musical instruments {{Membranophone-instrument-stub

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