Swahili Culture - Ngoma (Drum)

This is called Ngoma drums (also called ingoma or ng'oma) are musical instruments used by most Bantu-speaking peoples of East Africa; 'ngoma' is, simply, the Swahili word for 'drum'. Different regions of Africa have their own traditions of percussion, with different names for their instruments. In kiSwahili-speaking Kenya and Tanzania, 'ngoma' is used by extension to signify specific dances, social occasions and rhythms.

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