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Contents 1 Many sources 2 Video 3 Definitions 4 Journals 5 Article Merging 6 Cautious

[edit] Many sources

Are that many sources truly necessary for a 2 paragraph article? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Volcanictelephone (talk • contribs) 16:16, 21 December 2005 (UTC) = You and everyone else competent are welcome to widen the article. <tinker> 21 May 2006

[edit] Video

I know, I have asked how to do what was my intent - I did not want to upload this, only to link to the wmv file. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dumarest (talk • contribs) 21:04, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Did you mean to post this comment at someone's talkpage instead?SoothingR 06:51, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Not really, I was unclear. I am talking about a video file I added, but added incorectly, and it has now been added I hope correctly.--Dumarest 22:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Definitions

This article is unclear in part. Is a talking drum a dundun, or are those two drums mentioned as more stuff about African drums? And dundun goes to djundjun. The same or what. Confusion. --Dumarest 22:10, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

The term talking drum is redirected to the Tama article. This should be changed. The Tama is a special case (Senegalese) of talking drum, so the general information should be in a general talking drum article and the Tama article should reference that one. If a redirection is used, it should be the other way arround. The Yoruba Dundun is a talking drum, but not a Tama (the Tama is similar, but smaller). Generally, where an accepted general term exists for a type of musical instrument, this should be used and not the name of a special instance. Nannus 17:33, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

You are absolutely correct. I'll move this page when I get back from work today unless someone can make a strong case for it to stay here. — BrianSmithson 22:56, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Done. — BrianSmithson 09:45, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Journals

Lots of good information on talking drums if someone has access to JSTOR. — BrianSmithson 09:45, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article Merging

Earlier, I was looking at the category listing African Drums, trying to find Arabian drums, and not knowing which drums were Saharan and which weren't, I just decided to open all the pages. The Ntama drum, I noticed, said it was also known as the talking drum, yet it never linked here, didn't redirect here, and this page never linked to it. So, I decided to propose a merge. Now, to go back and add the tags... Honalululand 22:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I say merge it. Ntama and Ntamani appear to be names for the drum type among the ethnic groups listed on the page. In fact, that information could just be added to the info box. It would be best if we could find a citation for the information first.

Nposs 00:43, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I say merge it too. they are both the same drum, so they should merge the page and for the title put the name of the drum and then in brackets put "talking drum"--Capgun 21:05, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cautious

I have a drum exactly like the one in the picture for this article. I also have a friend that grew up as a PK (Preacher's Kid) in missions in Africa. She calls the drum a "singing drum." The talking drums that she tells me about are totally different. Made of gords or hollowed out wood. She sketched a shape somewhat like an upsidedown capital "T". They were used as a means to communicate between tribes a long distance away. I'm sure that some peoples call this drum a talking drum but before you merge the articles you may want to consider noting somewhere on it that the drum may go by other names such as "singing drum" in other regions. Of course I don't have any really good sources to site... And the name could be subject to translation, but some savvy reasearcher may be able to find something -(that I am not!!) Anyway, just a heads up - do with this info what you will! Hoola33 10:36, 2 February 2007 (UTC)