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{{Short description|Traditional drum from Senegal}}
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[[File:SABARS 08 GORON.gif|thumb|alt=Goron sabar|Goron sabar]]
[[File:SABARS 06 MBUNGMBUNG.gif|thumb|alt=Mbeng mbeng sabar|Mbeng mbeng sabar]]
[[File:SABARS 04 TUNGONE.gif|thumb|alt=Tungoné sabar|Tungoné sabar]]
[[File:SABARS 03 KUN.gif|thumb|alt=Kun sabar|Kun sabar]]

[[Image:M'bung M'bung's.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Two Sabar drums from Senegal]]
The '''sabar''' is a traditional [[drum]] from [[Senegal]] that is also played in [[the Gambia]]. It is associated with [[Wolof people|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 Nder, Thiol, Goron, Mbeng Mbeng, Tungone, and Xiin. 

The sabars are made from the wood of the dimb tree from the Senegambia region. They are carved by the laobé, or carvers, and generally skinned by the [[griot]]. The skinning process involves using goat skin and securing it with 7 pegs, cord, and "mes" or webbing. 

Among 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 &#124; Apad }}</ref>

[[File:Mbeng mbeng.jpg|thumb|alt=Mbeng Mbeng sabar skinned in the traditional method using pegs and "mes" or webbing|Mbeng Mbeng sabar skinned in the traditional method using pegs and "mes" or webbing]]

==See also==<!-- ♦♦♦ Please respect alphabetical order ♦♦♦ -->
*[[Jung-jung]]
*[[Mbalax]]
*[[Njuup]]
*[[Talking drum]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060902020037/http://www.mindspring.com/~sabar/sabar/ Sabar page]

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


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