African Drum Djembe
African Drum Djembe
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Hand Carved Drum Ivory Coast Iroco Wood IC99 02 African  US $1,825.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum White Ash Wood 09 06 African US $625.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Walnut 11 07 African US $625.00
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 DogStar Custom Art work Djembe Handmade Dragonfly Drum Red Elm 11 13 African US $595.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Red Elm 11 11 African US $575.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Walnut 11 04 African US $575.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Red Elm 11 10 African US $525.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Dark Red Elm 11 09 African US $525.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Walnut 11 12 African US $525.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Walnut 11 15 African US $525.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Silver Maple 11 02 African US $475.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Cherry 08 22 African US $475.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Walnut 11 08 African US $475.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Walnut 11 05 African US $475.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Cherry 11 03 African US $475.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Locust 11 14 African US $375.00
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 DogStar Custom Djembe Handmade Performance Drum Black Walnut 11 06 African US $375.00
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 REMO 25 x 14 Green Kinte Key Tuned Skyndeep Head West African Djembe Drum US $367.90
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 Toca 13 African Djembe Drum w Deep Booming Lows Voodoo w Free Deluxe Bag US $359.00
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 REMO 14 x 25 Earth Design Key Tuned FiberSkyn 3 Head West African Djembe Drum US $350.55
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 REMO 14 x 25 Multi Mask Key Tuned Skyndeep Head West African Djembe Drum US $350.55
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 REMO 14 x 25 Kinte Kloth Key Tuned Skyndeep Head West African Djembe Drum US $350.55
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 VOODOO DRUM Hand Crafted African Kente DJEMBE Ghana NEW US $348.99
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 PRO AFRICAN IVORY ELITE DJEMBE DRUM 13 HEAD BAG US $345.00
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 PRO AFRICAN MIDNIGHT ELITE DJEMBE DRUM 14 HEAD BAG US $345.00
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 ELEPHANT VILLAGE Authentic African DJEMBE DRUM Hand Crafted Goatskin NOVICA Art US $349.95
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African Percussion Instruments And Beating Drums
African drum music is one of the most essential, alive and emotional forms of music and percussion, even in the 21st century. Its impact is not only noticeable in alternative and world music, but also in today’s poular genres, such as hip hop, pop and dance.
And really, are you surprised it’s still popular? A great pleasure to listen to, the rhythm of African drum music plugs straight into your spine to make you want to move. It’s no wonder, when you pause to consider that African drum music was initially used as a manner of communication as well as playing an important role in African culture. It was a sort of expression for the whole field of human emotion and a part of each ceremony and celebration.
Unfortunately, the power of African drumming music was noticed by early slavers, both as symbolism and a means of communicating, and consequentially forbade the use or possession of drums in slave camps. Thanks to the determined spirits and wisdom of the African men and women, this type of communication continued—they simply resorted to tapping out a rhythm on their chest, arms, thighs, and other surfaces available to keep the music alive.
The variety of cadence and sound that has developed from African drum music is matched only by the diversity of the African percussion instruments that have made their way around the world.
Djembe Rhythms & Drumming
Extremely flexible, the Djembe Drum is among the most popular African percussion instruments. Even a whole room of dancers can’t help but move to the djembe beats of a skilled djembefola (djembe master).
Djembe techniques are quite an art form on their own and a djembe player usually spends several years learning from a djembe master before becoming a djembefola in their own right.
Kpanlogo Drums
Also known as a ceremonial drum, the kpanlogo originates from the Greater Accra Region in West Africa. Kpanlogo rhythms and music were often used as a way to communicate between tribes and family groups because of the drum’s outstanding ability to create sounds that carry over great distances.
African Talking Drums
Constructed from wood and rawhide, African Talking Drums are shaped like an hourglass with the rawhide stretched across both ends, creating two drumming surfaces. These particular drums are most often used with a stick on one side and with the hand and fingers on the other. As the name suggests, they were also commonly used in communication.
African Bongos
Now here’s one we’ve all heard of! Commonly used in Cuban drum music – and dance music throughout the world - it’s said that the African bongo became well-known to Cubans because of the slave trade. This kind of drum is usually quite squat and generates a beat with a fairly high pitch.
Dun Dun Drums
Dun Dun drums, which are also identified as dundun drums and dun dun duuun, are believed to originate from the Malinke area of Mali. Dun Duns come in three sizes: Kenkeni, Sangban and Dununba (ranging from smallest to largest in that order). They can be played apart from each other but are also played strapped together in groups of 2 or 3.
Ngoma Drums
To certain peoples in Uganda, Ngoma drums have a meaningful connection as ceremonial instruments. Clearly describing what is or is not an ngoma drum is a little difficult, as the word ‘ngoma’ is Swahili for ‘drums’. The name is most often used for an collection of six or seven drums of different sizes connected together and drummed as a group.
Itotele
Another drum popular in Cuba is the mid-sized, goblet-shaped one called the Itotele. In some cases a waxy substance is used to coat the drumhead to create a duller sound.
As can be seen from the variety of African percussion instruments that we’ve mentioned – and the dozens more that we haven’t talked about – African drum music is varied and is a incredible form of artistic expression. It’s a joy to create, and a joy to listen to!
Djembe Master Bolokada Conde Djembe Drums with Les Percussions Melenke Peform at La Pena
