Drum Damba: Talking Drum Lessons

by David Locke

From back Damba is an annual New Year's festival celebrated by the Dagbamba people of Ghana, West Africa. Famous for their use of the luna or hand -held "talking drum," the Dagbamba have a rich musical and cultural history. This book recreates the process of studying Damba with Ababukari Lunna, one of Ghana's leading performers and teachers of traditional music.

Genres: Music

212 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Pen name of fiction writer Robert J. Rosenblum.