A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE TECHNIQUES OF CONSTRUCTING DUNDUN

Abstract

Global growth, development and technological advancements affect music as well as musical instruments in use at any particular point in time. Twenty-first century music has been witnessing tremendous growth as new instruments are being discovered and produced. One of the old instruments used in Yoruba popular music is the African talking drum popularly called the Dundun. This instrument has been handed down from generation to generation among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and has remained an indispensable instrument in the performance of Yoruba traditional African music. This is as a result of the many qualities peculiar to the dundun drum. It is saddening to note however, that despite the obvious qualities of the dundun drums, many people have failed to pay attention to the magic behind the ability of the dundun drum to stand out amongst its equals even in contemporary times.