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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 choose West African bells; 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: Here I am with the bells that go with the dundun, sangban and kenkeni. And they are varied by size along with the drums. The smallest bell is for the kenkeni, and they're made of iron and they're played with a metal piece. The middle bell goes on the sangban drum, and the largest bell goes on the dundun. And each player plays one bell and then one stick on the drum and that together makes another element of music, makes it a little more complicated and more diverse. These are made of thick iron and hand-pounded. These are the bells. And originally, this comes from the Hamana region of Guinea, West Africa. So, they can be very loud because, again, this music is meant to be played outside. And they don't use steel like in the Latin music. Steel is for Latin. The iron is for West African music."
eHow Article: Choosing West African Bells
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