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Choosing a Djembe Drum
Djembe Drumming Techniques
Choosing a Dun Dun African Drum
Choosing West African Bells
Choosing a Krin African Drum
Choosing a Songba African Drum
Playing a Songba African Drum
Playing a Kinkini African Drum
Playing a Dun Dun African Drum
Playing a Dun Dun African Drum Beat
Playing Three Dun Dun African Drums
Tips on Djembe African Drums
Playing Bass Sounds on Djembe African Drums
Playing Tone Sounds on Djembe African Drums
Playing Slap Sounds on Djembe African Drums
Beginning Djembe Drum Tips
Playing Solos on Djembe African Drums
The Break in African Drumming Techniques
Playing Sounds on Djembe African Drums
Playing Different Pitched African Drums
Playing the Bass Djembe African Drum
Playing Solos in African Drumming
Summary: How to use some Djembe drumming techniques; get professional tips and advice on playing traditional West African percussion instruments in this free music lesson video.
Michael Markus is the owner of Magbana Drum & Dance in New York City, where he is a professional performer and teacher of intermediate and beginner African Drumming. His other...read more
"MAN: Behind me you see a map of Guinea, West Africa, which is the heartland for the djembe music. It's a very diverse country and it has different regions where different music is played. We also have countries, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, and a little bit of Burkina Faso, they have djembe there as well. Each region, they play different instruments besides just the djembe. They also have flutes and kora, which are string instruments, as well as krin, which is like a log drum, and balafon and all kinds of different music that goes along with the dance and singing in West Africa. In Guinea alone, there are over 15 different languages and each language has its own music, its own culture. Each people have their own way to dress, different food, everything. And it's a beautiful lush country. Guinea is very lush, unlike Mali which has more deserts, and Guinea also has a lot of mountains and it's a very beautiful country and very vibrant music, lots of culture."
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