Ngoma
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Ngoma is a traditional East African musical and dance form, often centered on drumming, that plays a key role in communal rituals, celebrations, and storytelling among Swahili and other Bantu-speaking peoples.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burundi drumming | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance form
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ traditional musical form ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bantu-speaking peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreElement | drumming ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Swahili word "ngoma" meaning drum or dance ⓘ |
| geographicUse |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal East Africa ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
dance ⓘ music ⓘ song ⓘ |
| languageContext | Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participationMode |
collective
ⓘ
interactive audience involvement ⓘ |
| performanceSetting |
ceremonial grounds
ⓘ
family compounds ⓘ village squares ⓘ |
| performedAt |
harvest celebrations
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| performedBy |
community members
ⓘ
dancers ⓘ specialist drummers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
African drumming traditions
ⓘ
Bantu ritual performance ⓘ |
| requires |
group coordination
ⓘ
knowledge of specific rhythms ⓘ |
| rhythmicStructure | polyrhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community bonding
ⓘ
cultural identity expression ⓘ intergenerational knowledge transmission ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
expression of communal values
ⓘ
link between living and ancestors ⓘ marker of life-cycle events ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
festive occasions
ⓘ
ritual occasions ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod |
apprenticeship
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
hand percussion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
celebrations
ⓘ
communal rituals ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burundi drumming