Talk:Drum (communication)

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Could incorporate information from: The Drum Language of the Tumba People Roger T. Clarke The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 40, No. 1. (Jul., 1934), pp. 34-48.

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This article is very similar to the earlier article jungle drums. They should be merged - probably at the new title, which is less colloquial. Securiger 11:20, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Rampaging deletionist

The part on drum code was wiped. Checking the worklog of this IP number http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=64.12.116.71 shows a truly enormous amount of damage done.

This, I believe is a new form of stealth deletionism; only parts of sections are wiped at a time and a plausible-sounding explanation given.

And no, I am not going to fix this; I have had far, far too much hassle with the deletionists in here to waste more time. Rather, until they are put up against the wall I will limit myself to pointing out what damage has been done.

[edit] Slit Gongs

The article sounds as if Slit gongs are a thing of the past. This might be true for some cultures and also for their use in long distance communication, but such instruments are still being made, e.g. in Cameroon. The article on slit gongs contains a recent picture. Nannus 22:17, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Txalaparta

This section is inaccurate. 1. The name for the whole country is Euskal Herria (historical Basque Country) 2. The extent of the txalaparta cannot be restricted to the Basque Autonomous Community, an administrative anecdote 3. Txalaparta doesn't lean on logs, but on trestles most of the times, formerly on two upside-down baskets at both ends of the planks 4. Txalaparta is an instrument different from xylophones, as this is melodic in nature, while txalaparta is basically percussion 5. It has not been proven that txalaparta was a communication device, except in very specific circumstances (cider making...), it is an assumption that doesn't hold water. Iñaki LL (talk) 20:40, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] African drum languages

This section has the line "Some peoples such as the Melanesians extend this idea further". However, Melanesians live in the South Pacific, of which is no mention they have drum languages, and are not part of Africa. Someone in the know should fix. Jalwikip (talk) 10:54, 26 May 2008 (UTC)