Book Description

Title:

Talking Drums of Africa

Author:

John F. Carrington [d.1986]

Publication Year:

1949

Location:

London

Publisher:

The Carey Kingsgate Press

Pages:

96

Subjects:

Christian Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo, Baptist Missionary Society

Copyright Holder:

Unknown

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Contents

1. Introduction
2. Central African Languages and Our Own
3. The Drums
4. How Messages are Sent ont he 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

• Appendix !: The Story of the Tortoise and the Jackal
• Appendix II: Key to Signs and Symbols Used
• Bibliography
• Index

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