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In Piano and Drums, Gabriel Okara has effectively managed to present two conflicting cultures, both of which he is a part of, through the form of music. On one hand is his innate African culture symbolised by the raw wild beating
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In Piano and Drums, Gabriel Okara has effectively managed to present two conflicting cultures, both of which he is a part of, through the form of music. On one hand is his innate African culture symbolised by the raw wild beating of the drums and on the other hand is the soft melodic and complicated rhythm of the piano, symbolising foreign European culture that has invaded his African homeland. Throughout the poem, he discusses both cultures but it seems as if he has already made up his mind about one. In the first stanza, Okara describes how and where he hears the beat of the drums. "When at break of day" suggests the time when he heard the beat but it could also mean rebirth or a new beginning for his African side. The words that Okara uses to describe the drums are all short, monosyllabic words like "mystic," "urgent" and...
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