Shangana-Tsonga drum and bow rhythms

Authors

  • Thomas F. Johnston

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v5i1.1151

Keywords:

Musical meter and rhythm -- South Africa, Percussion music -- South Africa, Tsonga (African people) -- Music

Abstract

There are exactly four types of Tsonga drum, and four types of bow, and the prevalence of their sounds in Tsongaland outweighs that of any other musical instrument. The former are played mostly by women, the latter mostly by men, and the social role of each instrument is in sharp contrast to that of the other

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Published

1971-07-07

How to Cite

Johnston, Thomas F. 1971. “Shangana-Tsonga Drum and Bow Rhythms”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 5 (1):59-72. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v5i1.1151.

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1971): African Music: Journal of the African Music Society

Section

Articles