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Junjung
War drum of the Serer ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Further information: The Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune
A junjung (or variously jung-jung, gungun, dyoung-dyoung etc.)[1] is the royal war drum of the Serer people in Senegal and the Gambia.[2] It was played on the way to the battlefield, on special state occasions as well as on Serer religious ceremonies.
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It is also the progenitor of the music of the same name found in the Caribbean.[3]