Aburukuwa

Aburukuwa
Percussion instrument
Other names Abrukwa
Classification

Membranophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification 211
Developed  Ashanti

The Aburukuwa (also known as the Abrukwa) is an Ashanti open drum. The Aburukuwa is bottle shaped and its skin is held on by pegs. It is usually played with curved sticks. Its sound resembles the birdsong of a bird of the same name.

The Aburukuwa is the smallest of the three drums used by the Ashanti people during rituals and ceremonies. The Aburukuwa and its sister drums, the Kwadum and the Apentemma, were typically covered by red and black felt to represent death and blood. Although the drums have become associated with funerals and ancestor worship, they were also used during Ashanti people wartime.[1]

See also

References

  1. Rovi, Arwulf. "Asante Kete Drumming: Music of Ghana". Answers.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011.

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