DRUMS- the invention of this

was related to ritual of driving

the spirits of the dead away
- Send messages over a long
distance
MASKS- intended to
frighten away evil spirits
- Literature that has been written
for or by African literature
- Call and response technique
- Oral in nature (prose or poetry)
Poetry-often sung or recited in a
singsong voice
Poetry includes:
• Narrative epic
• Occupational verses
• Ritual verses
• Praise poems
Griots- “praise” singers