After the battle, he presented to Queen Victoria a wooden drum from Central Africa. That drum is the object for this programme. "I think it does signify the fusion between Black Africa ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Wooden drum used on the Sea Islands, South Carolina National Museum of African American History and Culture Poster advertising a James Brown ...

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.