Talking Drums of Africa - Paperback

by John F. Carrington (Author)

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