Djembe Anyone?

darkfish01 · #1 08-14-2005, 12:01 PM

I just picked up one of these beauties from Guitar Center and was so in love with the instrument I walked out with one in tow. Anyone else play these tribal drumlords?

Matt Till · #2 08-14-2005, 12:09 PM

How much you drop on that, they tend to be pricey around here. My friend Jared and I had a sweet tribal drum party at the local music shop. It sounded pretty good, until I tried something flashy and screwed it up because I suck.

ADbassman · #3 08-14-2005, 12:09 PM

I played in a drum circle at a summer camp I went to, it was really fun. I've been wanting to pick up a djembe ever since. How big is yours, how much did it cost?

darkfish01 · #4 08-14-2005, 12:13 PM

I got a Toca 10 inch in natural. It goes for $70 online, but I picked it up for $40!

It can get LOUD for such a small drum.

**Adam Barkley** · #5 08-14-2005, 12:14 PM

I want a table drum one day.

tplyons · #6 08-14-2005, 12:47 PM

I've been itching for a djembe for years. Back in high school (whew, I can say that now) I had a great band director who, during private lessons would work on rhythm... how? drum circles. We'd each get a drum (I usually ended up with the djembe because I was a bassist, made sense to him and I loved the thing) and we'd play authentic African pieces.

I've been trying to buy his djembe off him ever since. His was imported from Mali I believe.

I am Domokun · #7 08-14-2005, 01:39 PM

I got one in France a few weeks ago off some guy who was selling them in the street. He was from Guinea and was unreal at playng it. He showed me how to play and I loved it so I bought one. He was selling it for €180, I got it for €115. It has loads of different sounds, it's way cool.

Wrong Robot · #8 08-14-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Till

How much you drop on that, they tend to be pricey around here. My friend Jared and I had a sweet tribal drum party at the local music shop. It sounded pretty good, until I tried something flashy and screwed it up because I suck.

You, double thumb doesn't really work that well on a djembe.

I have/had a really nice djembe for a while, it was my brother's friends, but he basically gave it to us, I think my brother might have given it back recently, but it might still be sitting in the garage. I liked that thing it had a really nice low thump to it.

syciprider · #9 08-14-2005, 02:32 PM

I bought one in Bali Indonesia for $10.00

I got gouged.

Petebass · #10 08-15-2005, 08:58 PM

Not a Djembe, but I do have a Darabuka, which is basically the Arabic equivalent. It's smaller and made of milled metal rather than wood. The playing techniques are very similar and it's hours of fun

**bassman314** · #11 08-15-2005, 11:05 PM

Djembe is fun... I'm actually one of like 8 people in our church (the other 7 all being real drummers) who can get a consistent beat out of one...

I'd like to pick one up.. especially since out 16" is goin' away :-(

One of the guys has a real one... carved wood... goatskin head that's tied on w/ that nasty, nasty lacing pattern... it's amazing to play.. smaller, but just plain thumps!

Bob Lee (QSC) · #12 08-16-2005, 09:35 AM

I got a really nice hand-carved djembe for my birthday a few months ago.

Matt Till · #13 08-16-2005, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrong Robot

You, double thumb doesn't really work that well on a djembe.

I was trying to play "Higher Ground"

**embellisher** · #14 08-16-2005, 09:05 PM

My drummer bought one a few months ago. He picked it up amazingly quickly, and is pretty good at it. Works great for those acoustic, 'coffee house' gigs.