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How exactly does a talking drum speak words?
Drummers Mohamed Gueye and Richard Olatunde Baker on the talking drum’s unique melodic sound which enables it to imitate the pitches and tones of language and speak words.
Photo: Talking drummers entertain bystanders during a festival at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/GettyImages)
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