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(music) large sonorous type of drum with a skin made from ẹ̀kìrì (black duiker) or ìgalà hide. It is one of the 4 main families of drums among the Yoruba, and is mainly played for the king and by elders including the Ògbóni
Láìkú ẹ̀kìrì, a kò lè fi awọ rẹ̀ ṣe gbẹ̀du.
Untill the black duiker dies, it's skin cannot be used to made a gbẹ̀du drum.
someone who speaks with a deep, resounding, voice(in comparison to the gbẹ̀du drum)
