 Negro wedding : here was neither singing, nor dancing ; nor any other amusement that I could perceive. A woman was beating the drum, and the other women joining at times like a chorus, by setting up a shrill scream ; and at the same time, moving their...  The History of Various Modern African Nations - Page 241by William Fordyce Mavor - 1808 - 390 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English explorers - 1875 - 680 pages
...there was a heavy shower of rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning. April '10. — In the evening the tabala, or large drum, was beat to announce a wedding, which was held at oneof the neighbouring tents. A great number of people of both sexes assembled, but without that mirth... | |
 | Wilson Dallam Wallis - Anthropology - 1926 - 550 pages
...Mungo Park gives the following description of a wedding ceremony among this people : "In the evening the tabala, or large drum, was beat to announce a wedding, which was held at one of the neighboring tents. A great number of people of both sexes assembled, but without that mirth and hilarity... | |
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