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How a Djembe is Made
Making Bass Sounds on a Djembe Drum
Tones on a Djembe Drum
How to Slap a Djembe Drum
Six Sounds of a Djembe Drum
Kuku Rhythm on a Djembe Drum
First Djembe Part for Kuku Rhythm
Second Djembe Part for Kuku Rhythm
Songba Drum Beats for Kuku Rhythm
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Doundoun Drum Beats for Kuku Rhythm
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Playing Slap & Press on African Drums
Hand Exercises for Djembe Drumming
Advanced Hand Exercises for Djembe Drumming
Exercises for Djembe Drumming Balance
Learning New Sounds on a Djembe Drum
Playing Low African Drums
Using the Body for African Drumming
African Drumming Performance
Summary: Use a flat palm to make bass sounds on a djembe drum. Learn how to use your hands to create deep bass sounds on a djembe in this free African drum video from a musician.
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"In this clip, we're going to talk about different sounds you can reproduce on the Djembe. The first one we're going to talk about is a bass. The bass, is only your palm. Flat palm. And you put it on the drum, lift your hand, and be straight when you're playing the drum. You have to make the sound vibrate. You hit the drum, and also you let your hand off the drum very fast, to produce the sound. That's a bass. And with a bass, let's call the bass number one. And you need to be straight, so you can breathe when you're playing the drum. You don't play the drum down like this, like that. You need to be straight, to balance everything, so the sound can come out from you, to make people dance. That's the bass again. You can also say, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun."
eHow Article: Making Bass Sounds on a Djembe Drum
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