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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 play the bass Djembe African drum; 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: Sometimes, in the djembe ensemble, you also have the third accompaniment player play what's called a bass djembe. It depends on which rhythm you're doing and it depends on how many drummers you have. But you can add a bass djembe drummer and that's the very low sounding djembe. This specific one, I have a cow's skin on here which is a little bit more unique to do. You can have cow's skin or goatskin. The cow's skin is thicker. I take the hair off because I am playing it with my hands and the bass djembe will really connect the other djembes to the dunduns as far as the melody of the music. And you're mostly playing the bass and the tones. There are many different rhythms, here's an example."
eHow Article: Playing the Bass Djembe African Drum
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