Long Drums

The archaic Fumbo has a reptile skin nailed on to the wood. Similar to the Fumbo is the popular Engalabi from Buganda, which is played in music theatres. The single-skin drum plays such an important role in the ceremony ‘Okwabya Olumbe”

Beating Sticks

Single-skin; cow’s horn- resonator; mammal skin, fixed to the drum head with wooden pegs. Two rows of pegs- upper row of pegs between 1 1 / 2 cms and 2 cms from rim of drum-head. Skin trimmed close to lower row of pegs

Cup Drums

Single Skin Cup Drum. Nyoro

Horn Drums

Single-skin; cow’s horn- resonator; mammal skin, fixed to the drum head with wooden pegs. Two rows of pegs-upper row of pegs between 1 1 / 2 cms and 2 cms from rim of drum-head. Skin trimmed close to lower row of pegs

Musical Instruments

Items from the Uganda Museum catalogue classified as Musical Instruments.