What are the bass drums called?
In general they are called dununs, or dunduns (pronounced doon-doons). This music and type of drums comes from Guinea, or the Malinke area of Mali; in Senegal the bass drum would tend to be called a “junjun.” There are three sizes: from large to small, the dununba, sangban, and kenkeni. They can be played separately or strapped together in combination of two or three, either on a stand, played horizontally, or upright (vertically) on the floor. Usually a bell is played as well, tied to the drums in the horizontal position.
