The djembe drum, originally from West Africa, is a 20-30 inch tall chalice-shaped wooden drum covered with goat or antelope hide. It is played with bare hands.
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West-African Percussion rhythms from Guinea and surrounding countries: notation and soundfiles of about 100 rhythms.
Online rhythm exchange "S.H.A.R.E."; Notation playback freeware and djembe font to download; Information about instructional books and CDs by Lennart Hallstrom.
Percussion workshops for team building, community building, conferences, celebrations, companies and (big) groups; in Central and Northern Europe.
List of rhythms with their background (country, ethnic group, occasion for playing)
About the drumming, culture and other musical traditions of the Mande peoples of West Africa, with articles, rhythms, CD liner notes, references, reviews, and links to other sites.
Maarten Schepers' website, about his instructional books, traditional rhythms, and drumset adaptations, with sound samples and pictorials. Also offering the Malinke Percussion Discography, and djembe and dunun classes in South of France.
Freelance webdesigner's showcase, with photos and video snippets (requires Flash player or plugin).
Djembe and other world music. With juke-box to listen to samples.
Eric Charry's famous article on the history and evolution of the djembe in West Africa.
An open, and interactive links guide to the on-line djembe community.
Instructions on playing djembe and dununs, re-skinning drums, and i.a. hearing damage, tinnitus and earplugs. Information about the Dutch band Inibara. Partly multilingual.
Audio and video recordings of 50 traditional West African rhythms for purchase, including breaks, djembe and dunun parts.
Nice attempt to bring together all djembe rhythm notation sources on the web.
Drum (djembe and other) and dance classes in Melbourne, Australia. Biography of the founder.
Website of the French band Vuka Vuka who plays traditional Manding music. Lots of video material on concerts and rehearsals.
West-African Percussion rhythms from Guinea and surrounding countries: notation and soundfiles of about 100 rhythms.
Percussion workshops for team building, community building, conferences, celebrations, companies and (big) groups; in Central and Northern Europe.
Audio and video recordings of 50 traditional West African rhythms for purchase, including breaks, djembe and dunun parts.
An open, and interactive links guide to the on-line djembe community.
Instructions on playing djembe and dununs, re-skinning drums, and i.a. hearing damage, tinnitus and earplugs. Information about the Dutch band Inibara. Partly multilingual.
Maarten Schepers' website, about his instructional books, traditional rhythms, and drumset adaptations, with sound samples and pictorials. Also offering the Malinke Percussion Discography, and djembe and dunun classes in South of France.
List of rhythms with their background (country, ethnic group, occasion for playing)
About the drumming, culture and other musical traditions of the Mande peoples of West Africa, with articles, rhythms, CD liner notes, references, reviews, and links to other sites.
Freelance webdesigner's showcase, with photos and video snippets (requires Flash player or plugin).
Online rhythm exchange "S.H.A.R.E."; Notation playback freeware and djembe font to download; Information about instructional books and CDs by Lennart Hallstrom.
Website of the French band Vuka Vuka who plays traditional Manding music. Lots of video material on concerts and rehearsals.
Nice attempt to bring together all djembe rhythm notation sources on the web.
Djembe and other world music. With juke-box to listen to samples.
Drum (djembe and other) and dance classes in Melbourne, Australia. Biography of the founder.
Eric Charry's famous article on the history and evolution of the djembe in West Africa.
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