The hereditary drummer-historians of Dagbon, custodians of the kingdom's oral record. Lunsi recite royal genealogies, praise names and the narratives of succession, and their testimony carries weight in chieftaincy matters. The office passes within drumming lineages and is headed by the Namo-Naa.
The lunsi recite the line of the Yaa Naa from Naa Gbewaa forward at every Damba.