The Concept of Communication African Communication Systems and Reasons for Studying African Communication System -- African Communication Systems and Mass Communication Compared -- Classification of the Traditional Channels of Communication in Africa -- Verbal and Non-verbal Communication -- Verbal and Non-verbal Communication compared -- Overview of Visiual Channels of Communication and Pigmentation/Colours as a Group of Visual Channels -- Appearance: Physical Look and Costume/Facial Marks and Tattoos/Records -- Iconographic Channels of Communication: Objectified Devices, Florals, Plants and Crops -- The Concept of Instrumental -- Idiophones -- Membraneophones -- Membraneophones in South-west -- Aerophones -- The concept of Demonstrative Communication -- Music -- Dance and Song -- Poetry, charts and Incantations -- Signals, Signs and Symbolography.