The Siddi Drummers of Junagadh

The Siddi Drummers of Junagadh, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

drumbeats
invoking
the holy
saint
sounds
instead
of words
the african
heritage
of the siddis
of junagadh
held in captivity
in a cage of time
these primitive
black birds
in the land
of the Ganges
their souls
will be interred