Gumbe (drum)
The gumbe or bench drum is a frame drum[1] found in French Guiana, Jamaica and Sierra Leone. It has a small size, with square frame and one head of goat skin.
| Percussion instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Bench drum |
| Classification | Frame drum |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.311 (Directly struck membranophone) |
The gumbe was introduced in Sierra Leone in 1800 by Jamaican Maroon settlers. The ceremonial maroon music played with the gumbe gradually became a popular Creole music genre in Sierra Leone. It became known as Gumbe music and dance (named after the drum) and still exist nowadays. Somewhere it lost its specific association with Maroons and became identified with the broader Creole population of Sierra Leone.
Notes
- Bilby, Kenneth. "Glossary § gumbe". Words of Our Mouth, Meditations of Our Heart: Pioneering Musicians of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, & Dancehall. Wesleyan University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-8195-7604-0. Retrieved 2017-12-31 – via Google Books.
gollark: Did you check ANY of the options?
gollark: Why do you have dichotomy mode on?
gollark: Why do you have Hitler mode on?
gollark: Type OFF into the ON button in Morse code.
gollark: Hold the NO button at the same time as the ON one while booting it and select the desired boot option in the manual.
References
- Kuss, Malena (2004). Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: an encyclopedic history. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-70951-5.
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