jungle drums

Noun

plural plural-only

Japanese Meaning

伝統的な前工業社会の儀式で行われるドラム演奏（太鼓の演奏） / （比喩的に）噂や情報が非公式に伝播するネットワーク

The jungle drums echoed through the valley, signaling the start of the harvest ceremony.

部族の儀式で行われる太鼓の響きが谷間にこだまし、収穫祭の始まりを告げた。

Sense（1）

Drumming performed, or as performed, in the rituals of traditional pre-industrial societies.

Sense（2）

An informal network of news and gossip; the grapevine.

Durham was only thirty miles from Middlesbrough, but clearly isolated from the jungle drums of Teesside gossip.