The composer has suggested that this time it's played freely. The melody now also features an African talking drum, which is an instrument used by the enslaved people to communicate with each other.

One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

The Ayôkwé djidji, nicknamed the "talking drum." COTE D'IVOIRE CULTURE MINISTRY Côte d'Ivoire ... the framework law accelerating the restitution of works of art looted in Africa during the colonial ...