The Ritual dance of the royal drum is a drumming tradition from Burundi that combines synchronised drumming with dancing and traditional songs.

[1][2] In 2014, it was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

[1] In ancient Burundi, drums were sacred objects, reserved only for people performing rituals.

The major events of the country were marked by their beating, like coronations and royal funerals.

[4] In 2017, a Presidential decree said that only male performers were to be allowed to play the drums in the future.