Sabar

{{Short description|Traditional drum from Senegal}} {{About||a tribe in India|Sabar people|the river in Romania|Sabar (river)|a concept in Islam|Sabr}}

thumb|alt=M'beng M'beng sabar skinned in the traditional method using pegs and "mes" or webbing|M'beng m'beng sabar skinned in the traditional method using pegs and "mes" or webbingThe '''sabar''' is a traditional drum from Senegal that is also played in Mauritania, The Gambia. It is associated with Wolof<ref name="MiT"/> and Serer people.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iLuy_dKKRKMC&dq=sabar+drum+comes+from+serer&pg=PA46 Master of Sabar] From the Sine-Saloum (two Serer precolonial kingdoms: Kingdom of Sine and Kingdom of Saloum. It originated from Sine and entered Saloum. Wolof migrants to Serer Saloum picked it up from their. See Mbalax.</ref>

The drum is generally played with one hand and one stick or "galan".<ref name="MiT">{{citation|title=Sabar terms. 21M.030 Introduction to World Music|url=https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/music-and-theater-arts/21m-030-introduction-to-world-music-spring-2013/readings-and-listening/MIT21M_030S13_readsabarter.pdf|work=MIT OpenCourseWare|accessdate=2022-02-16|date=2013}}</ref> There are many different kinds of sabar, each with a different sound and a different role in the ensemble. Some common forms of sabar are n'der, thiol, goron, m'beng m'beng, toungoné, and xiin.

The sabar is made from the wood of the dimb tree from the Senegambia region. The drums are carved by the laobé, or carvers, and generally skinned by the griot. The skinning process involves using goat skin and securing it with seven pegs, cord, and "mes" or webbing.

The "galan" is made of tamarind wood.

200px|thumb|Two sabar drums from SenegalAmong its most renowned exponents was the Senegalese musician Doudou N'Diaye Rose.

Sabar is also recognized as a type of dance and the style of music played while using this drum. It is commonly performed at weddings and festivals, and other events. Men will play the drum (Saba) and the women will dance. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://apad-association.org/conf-summary/le-sabar-au-senegal-une-danse-de-femmes-un-metier-dhommes/?lang=en | title=Le sabar au Sénégal : Une danse de femmes, un métier d'hommes | Apad }}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery> File:SABARS 08 GORON.gif|Goron sabar File:SABARS 06 MBUNGMBUNG.gif|M'beng m'beng sabar File:SABARS 04 TUNGONE.gif|Toungoné sabar File:SABARS 03 KUN.gif|Kun sabar </gallery>

==See also== *Jung-jung *Mbalax *Njuup *Talking drum {{Portal bar|Senegal|Gambia|Music}}

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060902020037/http://www.mindspring.com/~sabar/sabar/ Sabar page]

Category:African drums Category:Gambian musical instruments Category:Senegalese musical instruments Category:Serer culture