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Why People Play African Drums
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
Kenkini Drum Beats for Kuku Rhythm
Doundoun Drum Beats for Kuku Rhythm
Playing Two African Drums Together
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: Kuku rhythm is very popular all over Africa. Learn how to play kuku on a djembe in this free African drum video from a musician.
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"In this clip, we going to talk about a very important rhythm called kuku. Kuku is a very popular with them. They play it almost all over Africa, in all parties and to make people dance. So let's start with the signal. The signal is what you do before you start playing the drum. The leader do the signal and everybody follows. So, the signal if I have to do it with my mouth goes. So let's do it with the hand and you will understand. That's the wait for kuku. Let me do it again, so follow so you can repeat it. Okay? It's one, two, three, four. That's, they call that a signal. If you don't hear this, you don't start playing and also it serves to stop the rhythm when people are playing together."
eHow Article: Kuku Rhythm on a Djembe Drum
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