  Ofcourse. Nobody said there aren't. The Banjo is African in origin. Drums are special though. Have you heard good African drummers play, it Jazz at its finest. Magic!  If you search back on this thread Diogenes did some great research on the origins of the Banjo.......It would appear this thing you think is African was introduced to the West Africans by Portuguese traders....The early African slaves made some raggidy Banjo prototype based off of what they had learned back in Africa from the Portuguese, a White man seen it and said my this is a primitive little instrument but intriguing none the less. Took this primitive banjo prototype and refined it and turned it into what we now recognize as a banjo. The banjo prototype that the early slaves used was not what you would today recognize as a banjo, and the precursor to the modern day banjo was introduced to Africans by Portuguese traders in the first place. Just search back through this thread you will find a plethora of information on the real origins of the banjo, it's not really a Black African instrument, but unregistere if you had been paying attention you would remember this. Goodness you have bad memory.     Unregistere, Africans beating on drums is not Jazz in any way shape or form. :rolleyes: You are a delusional moron, I think you need psychological help. Did you forget to take your medication today?