poʊˈɛɾɪks wɜːɹ ɐn ˈɛlɪmənt ʌv θiːˈætɹɪkəl pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ʌv lˈoʊkəl ˈoːɹəl ˈɑːɹɾɪsts, lˈɪŋɡwɪsts ænd hɪstˈoːɹiənz, ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ lˈoʊkəl ˈɪnstɹəmənts ʌvðə pˈiːpəl sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə kˈoːɹə, ðə zˈælæm, ðɪ ˈɛmbˈiəɹə ænd ðə dʒˈɛmb dɹˈʌm.
Poetics were an element of theatrical performances of local oral artists, linguists and historians, accompanied by local instruments of the people such as the kora, the xalam, the mbira and the djembe drum.