Drums that speak? This 1964 doc will make your ears learn a new language.
This classic documentary features the story and sounds of the talking master drums of the Ashanti. Filmed in Ghana and narrated by Mantle Hood
Sound
The drums literally speak sentences — mind-bending audio engineering.
Direction
Mantle Hood: ethnomusicologist legend bringing academic rigor to film.
Production
1964 Ghana footage = precious visual anthropology.
Director
Mantle Hood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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