Fontomfrom

Fontomfrom

Fontomfrom orchestra drums from Ashanti City-State; Department of Music Ethnology, Ethnological Museum of Berlin in Berlin of Germany.
Classification

Hourglass-Shaped Drum
Inventor(s) Ashanti Region Ashanti people
Builders

Ashanti Region Ashanti people

Fontomfrom is an Ashanti type of hourglass-shaped drum mostly used by an ensemble of Ashanti people to communicate Ashanti monarchy royal messages in an Ashanti people ethnic group setting.[1] The Fontomfrom ensemble provides music for ceremonies honoring Ashanti chiefs and Ashanti monarchy royal processions. The Fontomfrom is also used to recite proverbs or replicate patterns of speech at most Ashanti monarchy royal gatherings or an Ashanti monarchy royal durbar.

History

The Fontomfrom evolved from the popular hourglass-shaped drum (talking drum) of the 7th century. Little after the evolution a few more non-hourglass shapes such as the Dunan, Sangban, Kenkeni and Ngoma drums were produced.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ASHANTI FONTOMFROM DRUM ENSEMBLE SET". http://www.djembedirect.com/. Djembe Direct. Retrieved 19 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "The History of the Drum – Early History". http://makedrums.com/. Make drums. Retrieved 19 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)

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