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.

The Ayôkwé djidji, nicknamed the "talking drum." COTE D'IVOIRE CULTURE MINISTRY ... the restitution of works of art looted in Africa during the colonial era. However, the legislation was ...

An Ivorian drum will be returned—though only under a special “deposit agreement”—while a crucial colonial bill has stalled ...