Hello all,

For those of you who are profissiant or who know a lot about the Yoruba talking drum, also known as a gangan, would you mind telling me about the different parts of the drum and their proper Yoruba names? Note that I already know some stuff, but I don't know everything.

Thanks!

Ok.. so here's what I know... opailu/opa is the stick you use to beat the drum. Oson are the tention strings that you squeeze to regulate the pitch, eki is, I believe, the leather that goes around the rim of the drum heads. Awo is the skin.. maybe?

So no one go reply dis tread abi?

Does anyone have anything to contribute? If not it's fine.