Sakara drum

[2] The Sakara is a shallow drum with a circular body made with baked clay.

The skin is secured to the shell with twine and tuned using pegs spaced around its body.

When several sakara drums are played together, the iya ilu is the main voice, and dictates the pace and rhythmic style.

The Wéré music was traditionally played using Sakara drums to call Muslims to feast and prayer during Ramadan.

[5] The Sakara drum and the solemn-sounding Goje violin are used in Sakara music, popularized by Yusuf Olatunji, which overlays the nasalized, melismatic vocals of Islamic music on the traditional percussion instruments.