Hello All, Sekouba Camara (Ballet Djoliba, Ballet Matam, Choreographer for Percussion de Guine'e and Amazones Women Master Drummers) is one of Guinea's most...
Philip Booth
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Oct 4, 2007 12:31 am
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There is a lot going on this week with African Drum and Dance workshops and performance at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Mama Kadiatou...
Greetings friends Just wanted ya'll to know that our Djembe-L FAQ website, as well as every domain that is connected to drums.org, will be undergoing...
Zion Lutheran Church in Ferndale, MI wrote a grant to sponsor Kofi Ameyaw (_www.sunkwamusic.com_ (http://www.sunkwamusic.com/) ) to come to their church and...
Hello to everyone around the world, I just want to thank Happyshel for his continued work, support, updating, etc. of our Djembe-L FAQ. I say "our" Djembe-l...
I was shocked and saddened to hear of Juma's death in Chicago last month. I am an independent producer and had just finished recording Juma in Northern...
*Mark your calendar* SIA AMMA & GLOBAL WOMEN INTACT Host the... 4th Annual SF/Bay Area African Dance & Drum Festival November 7-11, 2007 Malonga Casquelourd...
Greetings: Alasanne Sarr will lead the African drumming at the Drumming for Darfur Fundraiser being held at THE CAPE, 2704 Worthington, Dallas, TX, Thursday,...
Looking to explore traditional drumming techniques and Guinean Culture with a kinderd spirit. I am located in SW Florida, near Ft Myers. I have one year of...
Hello everyone, The djembe I have was purchased in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia(where I live)from a drum and dance group from Seira Leone. From what I gather they...
Hello this is Dylan Fila. I used to sell African drums through Sunrise Djembes, but have been out of the business for about a year. I still have several drums,...
Hello Everyone, I wrote recently and asked the question however I have not seen it posted and since then had no reply. "Which is better a rough or smooth...
hello! Does anyone know about the drum and dance workshop at El Camino College in Los Angeles this weekend? Youssef is giving classes there, but we are having...
Three Great Workshops in Traditional Guinean Drumming =================================== Rhythms In Depth Workshops - Sinikan Friday, October 19, 2007 The...
Hi Paul If you change the inside, you will change the sound. The rough inside with spiralling lanes from the tools, is importent for the sound. The american...
hello friends, I met someone at a conference in Dallas last week who has a djembe in need of a reskin. He lives in the Cleveland, OH area in the U.S. Any...
Hi Paul, We find that nearly all authentic African carved djembe shells are left in a rough carved condition on the inside of the bowl, often in a spiral...
Hello I almost systematically did and do this with all djembes I ever re-skinned (with a small rotational grinder). I even did this without replacing the skin...
... This list is moderated so it can take a bit before your post goes through. ... A rough interior will absorb high overtones. So although the interior should...
By all means, oil the heck out of the interior of the drum but DO NOT SAND IT. One of the reasons the djembe has the characteristic dry sound without a lot of...
My Djembe is fiberglass and has the interior finish of fiberglass ,not too smooth and not too rough, it rings like a bell, i find wooden Djembes don't ring...
I've smoothed (sanded) the inside of African Djembe's and never noticed any difference in the sound. I've also listened to American made (wood, NOT Remo)...
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Oct 19, 2007 2:19 am
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Hi A question on drums that ring Can you carve the ringing out? eg by changing the inside bowl shape? The drum I have is an egg shaped one, it has the carve...
hello, on ringing: as a dancer, the excessive ringing from a single djembe can become an obstacle to executing the movement well, esp. when indoors. these are...
traditional drumming (GENDANG sundanis IN iNDONESIAN) I am located in Indonesia West java. I have three year of study under Akademi Kesenian in Bogor. I...
Read your email in regard to looking for a teacher in SW FL. I am also looking for a teacher in the same area. approximately 50 miles to the North. Just south...
JKlein1151@...
Oct 19, 2007 8:26 am
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Djembe drum repair person needed in Los Angeles. Please email scoobyhasmail@......