AFRICA


The African continent is loaded with drumming traditions, and frame drums sit alongside the better-known talking drums and djembes as part of that range. In Yoruba Nigeria, the clay-shelled sakara anchors entire ensembles and gave its name to a whole genre of popular music. In Morocco and across the Maghreb, the bendir’s buzzing snare drives both Sufi ritual and street performance. Explore Nigeria and Morocco below.