Slapping thighs, shuffling feet and patting hands: this was how they got around the slave owners' ban on drumming, improvising complex rhythms just like ancestors did with drums in Haiti or in the Yoruba communities of West Africa.
Paha yang beradu, kaki yang lincah, dan tepukan tangan, beginilah cara mereka mengakali larangan menabuh drum oleh majikan mereka, mengimprovisasi ritme yang kompleks, seperti cara leluhur mereka menabuh drum di Haiti atau di komunitas Yoruba di Afrika Barat.