Khaley Adouna and Helio PR Presents... Straight from Le Ballet du Senegal and the East Coast we welcome both Mariama Basse & Babacar N'Diaye into Los Angeles...
Hi everyone! This is my first post. I got a new Djembe from a friend and she dosent know any of this drums history. I really want to know what wood this drum...
looks like dimba to me. yd_id <yd_id@...> wrote: Hi everyone! This is my first post. I got a new Djembe from a friend and she dosent know any of this...
Hello, Baile here. The drum in the picture was carved in Senegal, W. Africa, though the rope and skin appears to have been put on it somewhere else, as it's...
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Yesterday there were a couple of posts in my inbox with subject lines that indicated they concerned my recent migration from the now defunct Yahoo Photos to ...
Hi Baile, I'd be interested in learning more about what signals this as a Senegalese drum. I am new to the Djembe too, and am just learning about the...
WOW! You know your stuff. Yes the head and rope is from after the drum was purchased. So is this potentially a professional sounding djembe just judging by the...
From your description of the weight and the look of the wood, I think it might be Dimba, which would make it from Senegal. I would say it might be Lenkoura ...
The drum is headed Mali style, which doesn't mean a thing. I head a lot of them that way too. What that means is that there is a cuff of hair bearing skin over...
Since people are curious about the head and the rope I can explain. The rope was on the drum when I got it and was redone here once already. It was broken in...
Hello Rachel, The information I shared of the result of 36+ years of crafting, handling, playing Djembe drums from different places in Africa. I personally...
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Greetings African Dance Community! If you thought this year in African dance could not get any better - think again! TAZIAInc, your new pan-African arts...
Join me this Sunday for another fun-filled evening of drumming with Kofi Ameyaw at the Orion Art Center from 7-9 p.m. No experience necessary, don't be afraid...
Beverly, I would really love to see pics of the new drum puller you have made but I can't find your photos on shutterfly even when I do a search using...
Hi all, I am very excited to announce that Sidy Maïga, my wonderful drumming teacher, is starting 3 new classes in January. The details are on my blog:...
East Coast Drummers... Time is running out! Sign up today for Wadaba's Drumming Workshops! Djembe and Doundoun Workshops for everyone. November 30 thru...
Check out Valerie Naranjo. Steel pans are not her field, although she is a percussionist/ethnopercussionist with a specialty in gili, but she is a hellofanice...
Derek wrote ... Hi Derek.I just tried. You will get to the albums by going to: PrismConcept.Shutterfly.com Scroll down. The second to the last album is labeled...
Hi Baile, Thanks for all the information. Although I am not the owner of the drum in question, I am the owner of a new to me Malian djembe and am excited to...
Greetings to All Faradala is the new Cd released by Sekou Conde, member of Legends of West Afriac and founder of Seneke. Faradala is very important to him for ...
Khaley Adouna and Helio PR Presents... Straight from the globally renown national dance company Le Ballet du Senegal the Los Angeles community welcomes...
Greetings All, This Friday, Ryan Camara and I are pleased to be joined by master dancer, Marietou Camara from Guinea, West Africa. Marietou was a lead dancer...
This Wednesday night.... put it in your datebook... FREE DRUM NIGHT with The DrumConnection at The DrumRoom A GREAT chance to meet up with a whole bunch of...
Hi Drummers, Please help promote this FREE opportunity! The UW Stout Hand Drumming Club presents: Michael Markus - West African drum rhythms Friday, November...
