Fula drumming

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Drumming by two jimberu and one fifaru players. The jimberu is a conical wooden drum with one skin and an extension. In this case, both jimberu have an extension of four sticks with metal plates that have rings threaded through them. The jimberu is played with the hands. The fifaru is a thimble-shaped wooden drum with one skin. It is played with a stick, but there is some hand word too. Length of first jimberu 27.5", length of extension varying from 10" to 11", diameter of drumskin 9.5". Second jimberu: length 29.5", length of extension 12", diameter of skin 9". Fifaru: length 17.5", diameter of skin 8".

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Further Information

• Type: Sound Recording, Musical instruments
• Object: Fula drumming
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Fula
• Dimensions: No Data
• Production Date: 1966.04.13
• Associated Places: Makeni, Bombali District [Place Recorded][Origin of item]
• Associated People: Cootje van Oven [Sound Recordist]; Herb Clark [Sound Recordist]; Li Bailor [Jimberu]; Silla Mabu [Jimberu]; Amadu Jalloh [Fifaru]
• Museum: Cootje Van Oven Collection
• Accession Number: CVO:197

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