Drumming for accompaniment is not to be confused with performances of the talking drum, which is a literature of its own, since it is a distinct method of communication that depends on conveying meaning through non-musical grammatical, tonal and rhythmic rules imitating speech.
dɹˈʌmɪŋ fɔːɹ ɐkˈʌmpɐnˌɪmənt ɪz nˌɑːt təbi kənfjˈuːzd wɪð pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ʌvðə tˈɔːkɪŋ dɹˈʌm, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv ɪts ˈoʊn, sˈɪns ɪɾ ɪz ɐ dɪstˈɪŋkt mˈɛθəd ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən ðæt dᵻpˈɛndz ˌɔn kənvˈeɪɪŋ mˈiːnɪŋ θɹuː nˈɑːnmjˈuːzɪkəl ɡɹɐmˈæɾɪkəl, tˈoʊnəl ænd ɹˈɪðmɪk ɹˈuːlz ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ spˈiːtʃ.