The Drum Songtext
von Oscar

Today I want to talk about the drum
Now to understand the drum, to get to
The root of the drum, we must dissect it
Drums used by man before 6000 BC

Drums used in ancient times by tribes

The record shows Neanderthal men, troglodytes, cavemen
But even this can be traced back to the first
Land, the original land, the motherland, Africa

Before pre-Columbian Aztecs, before
The Mayans talked to ancient astronauts
Before Native Americans roamed the earth, we had the drum
We had African tribes playing the drum
Using the drum to speak to gods, using the drums to communicate
Using the drums to conduct war, using the drums to conduct peace
We had the drum, and the drum speaks to you
Zulu, Xhosa, Yoruba, Swahili, Zimba, Tutsi, Runbu, Lamba, Mada, Mende
Zambo, Bana, Shamba, Bamana, Liko, Lembe, Sai, Masai, Kuba, Africa
Africa, the drum speaks to you


The drum
The drum
The drum

Now let′s talk about the power of the drum, a spiritual thing
From modern jazz drummers to shaman using drums to heal the sick
To ancient rituals of Santeria, to the drum
Circles on the streets of Spanish Harlem
The drum speaks to you, the drum speaks to you
From four by four house music on the streets
Of Chicago to the inner city of Detroit
The drum speaks to you
From the early days of hip-hop in the streets of Brooklyn
The drum speaks to you, the drum speaks to you

Manipulating time and space, the drum speaks to you

From the islands of Cuba, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, Jamaica
The drum speaks to you, and the drum says, "Africa, Africa"
The drum speaks to you

The drum
The drum
The drum