Blind Will, re-reading your comments I note that you said that "drums were rare amongst black Americans prior to the 20th Century, and quite often banned."

I concur with that statement. "Rare" doesn't mean it never happened. My difficulty is with the rest of your statement-"the fact that most of the black slaves that came to the United states came from the northern savanna's, and in this area of Africa drums were not as common."

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Perhaps it doesn't need to be said, but let me say it anyway, I look forward to you continuing this discussion [and others joining in] not as a means of cherry picking what you write, but because this discussion is an opportunity to think, and share, and learn.

Best wishes,

Azizi