Talking Drum      

              The Talking Drum Is Associate Hourglass-Shaped Drum From Geographical Region, Whose Pitch Is Regulated To Mimic The Tone And Prosody Of Human Speech. Its Body Is Roofed By 2 Skins That Square Measure Connected By Animal Skin Strings, Which Permit The Player To Tweak Its Pitch By Pressing The Drum Between His Arm And Body. A Talented player Is In A Position To Play Whole Melodies And Phrases. Different Speech-Mimicking Drums Of Round Shape Or hollow Construction Exist Around Africa, However They're Usually Famous By Their Explicit Names Rather Than The Term "Talking Drum". Examples Embody The Akan Fontomfrom And Therefore The Bantu Ngoma.

              Similar Hourglass-Shaped Drums Square Measure Found In Asia, However They're Not Accustomed Mimic Speech, Though The Idakka Is Employed To Mimic Crooning.