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Ngoma drums
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Ngoma (also called engoma or ng'oma or ingoma) are musical instruments used by certain Bantu populations of Africa. Ngoma is derived from the Kongo word for "drum". Different Bantu-inhabited regions have their own traditions of percussion, with different names for their instruments. In Kikongo, "ngoma" is used by extension to signify specific dances, social occasions, and rhythms. In Swahili, Ngoma music is used to describe music, dance, instruments including the drums, and events together as a joint cultural practice.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Stone, Ruth M., ed. (2008). The Garland Handbook of African Music. New York: Routledge. pp. 14, 46–50, 136–137. ISBN 9781135900014.
- ^ Sanga, Daines Nicodem (2019-12-10). "Global Impacts upon Ngoma". Utafiti. 14 (1). Brill: 126–144. doi:10.1163/26836408-14010007. ISSN 2683-6408.
- ^ "Ugandan Instruments – Uganda". 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "The drum: An African cultural symbol". Monitor. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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