Re: Getting a good tone/ wanting to achieve distinction between tones & slaps Yes, of course, practice will help one to improve, but NOT if they they don't...
I think great players hit fairly hard, but its relaxed... it's like smacking a horse on the rear with a relaxed arm, wrist and palm, but smacking it hard ...
Mike LeBien
mike@...
Oct 1, 2005 1:01 pm
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I tuned a djembe I bought, the first drum I tuned and a buddy told me to do every four horizontals, that is the first and fourth horizontal. He said it was...
Hi, first post. I just got my first Djembe and I am getting to know it. Dennis' post is for me the most concise and informative item about playing I have seen...
File : HOW TO CHANGE Djembe-L DELIVERY METHODS.doc Description : How to change Djembe-L Delivery Methods...
djembe-l@yahoogroups....
Oct 1, 2005 7:21 pm
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I ne kay, djembe-l! I need at least 2 large maps of Africa. I am looking for poster sized - I have several myself from Guinea that are laminated and grommeted...
Hi What is the best site for lessons Djembe? Monique...
monique richard
richardmon@...
Oct 2, 2005 9:45 pm
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Hi DanThanks for the advice on the skin and the dvds- actually I have already tried the 600 grade abrasive paper on my drum's head, it works ok but it does...
Hi Chi, ... Get grit 200 sandpaper (waterproof) and very lightly sand the skin. It will take the last stubble off. And don't worry, just go easy where the skin...
the first drum I tuned ...every four horizontals, that is the first and fourth horizontal. ...as I am doing four ropes instead of two at a time. But my ...
papalegI tuned a djembe I bought, the first drum I tuned and a buddy told me to do every four horizontals, that is the first and fourth horizontal. He said it...
hi many of you heard of the rhythms "dunungbé" (often reffered to as dunumba or dunumbé) and konowulen, both members of the family of "dunun-rhytms". I've...
OK, I have my drum looking good but had to redo the verticals at the end point so I could tie it off nicely. The problems was that there was 30 loopes on the...
Hi, I have been playing a small hand drum for some 6 months. I have been having tutoring but this week decided to have a djembe. The drum I bought is...
Hi, Which mamady? Sano? Do you have info on how to get this DVD? thanks, Melanie ... From: Ed Haggard <edhaggard@...> To: djembe-l@yahoogroups.com ...
MMaclennan@...
Oct 3, 2005 11:26 pm
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When pulling two verticals together, the further apart they are the more increase in tension will arise from a single Mali-weave diamond pull, yes. And this...
Wow, I'm so excited that I have an answer your hair problem! Sandpaper. Be carefull though becase it will also thin out the skin a bit making it higher pitched...
If you don't want to drive south to Boston, how about north to NH and Maine on 495 seeking Carl Nickerson and/or Julie Corey? If part of your reluctance to...
Some people use sandpaper to get the remaining stubble off. And African showed me how he shaved the skin - holding a straight razor perpendicular to the skin...
Chi Said: <<<<< My main concern is my drum skin is shaved and the tough little hairs are raising and very rough on my hands. Anybody got any ideas for removing...
To get a stubble free head, sandpaper can work--and is the easiest and safest--but it depends on the nature of the skin and hair. Use a fine grit, such as 220...
Thanks to everybody who has helped me with the hairy skin. As a newcomer to the drum it means a lot. Although I have achieved quite a bit with grade 600 paper...
Hi Dirk That is very interesting about "gbé" in Malinké meaning "white". Kononwoulen, however, is named after a wealthy and powerful man, and I suspect the...
... drum ... It seems you have two, or even three, septerate problems. I-Djembes can indeed be very loud. However the actual volume is very much dependent on...
My Paulo Mattioli video called "Skin It - Tune It - Play It" shows spacing the knots on the top ring at roughly two fingers apart. The bottom ring is then...
"Diane wrote: ... The problems was that there was 30 loopes on the ring... Question have any of you ever felt you had to many loopes on your rings.... If I had...
Hello Drummers! The drumming this Fall has been fantastic! After a most memorable Summer on the Charles River, it's nice to see everybody back. And to continue...
