Hey all Anyone here who plays djembé (west-african drum) or doundoun or something similar? I'm having my second lesson this week and it's already kinda addictive! I just love the sound, the rhythm.. What instrument(s) do you play?
Djembe, doumbek, Klong Yaw and a bag o' percussion toys, including a singing bowl for centering the drum circle.
I LOVE DRUMMING. I GOT A TABLA A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT I NEED TO STUDY UP ON IT MORE I GOT SOME BOOKS AND CD'S ON IT. I LOVE PERCUSSION TOYS. ILEAVE THEM AROUND THE LIVING ROOM AND WHEN THE MOOD STRIKES I JUST GOTTA PLAY. I ALSO LOVE TO PLAY THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR , I'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT TO EVERYONE ELSES DISMAY.
i own.... Quinto Conga Tumbadora 5 Bongos Ricardo Conga LP Percussion Table Djembe 2 Timbales 2 mini-Timbales 3 Roto-Toms Triangle African Thumb Piano Castanets Vibra-Slap Flexi-Tone Udu Mbwata couple different cymbals including a big ol' Zil'bel and a mini-China and a whole mess of Cowbells, Jamblocks, Woodblocks, Agogo Bells, etc. oh, and like 3 or 4 trap kits. most of my drums are LP, though i own some remo. most of my hardware is DW and Pearl. i like DW hardware best. and i play... everything percussive
Cool that so many people are into making music But I'm wondering.. are any of you interested in the background of the instruments, the culture? 'cause it's easy to buy a whole bunch of low-quality stuff and produce a sound with it, but it's a different thing to actually buy good quality stuff and learn to really play them, learn the ancient rhythms, feel the culture etc. So.. for those with the african drums, just a sidekick or a real cultural honest interest?
Piano (this is the only thing I am really good at, since I've been playing since I was 7) Djembe (I am not very good at all) Clarinet Saxophone Jew's Harp
as for percussive instruments, i regularly play the Doumbek and Tabla, and an assortment of other little things (bells, cymbals, etc.) i've played piano and guitar for years, and i recently got a didgeridoo, which i love
Most drummers with multiples either have really good remos or high quality imports. I am interested in the culture of the drummakers... right up until they say women cannot play. Then it's "well, this ain't Africa/India" time. I love the udu! My spouse has one.
had any lessons or stolen any rhythyms from other drummers, Inbloom? The first one I taught Arlo was based on the "Pease porridge hot" rhyme. pease por-ridge HOT pease por-rige cold PEASE por-ridge in the POT nine DAYS OLD lower case letters are the softer, brighter rim sounds and the caps are open slap bass notes. the syllables in the are faster than the others.
Euhm.. I always thought there were only 3 'tones': the tone (being played on the rim with closed fingers), the slap (played on the same spot but with open fingers) and the bass (played with whole hand, closed fingers in the centre).. or maybe it's a different style or something? The djembé has its origin in Guinne but is very well known throughout the world now.. it is even used as an solo instrument or in a group but without the accompanying basses (doundoun(ba), sangban and/or kenkeni).. so I guess lots of things have changed from the original path.. which is cool as well probably.. just makes talking about it confusing, like babylonian speach, not knowing who is talking from which path
Good for you brother, may i ask who is your master and what style or of what region are you learning? Peace In Music..
In the Yorban drum dialect, this is called PA. This is called TI. And this is called GO. I had the priviledge of attending a seminar led by Nigerian drum master Babatunde Olatunji. He used these three consonents in his lesson.
FunkyConguero, What is a Mbwata? Do you have a picture? What does it sound like? How is it played? How many more questions do I have?
Hey I don't know if you are refering to me, 'cause I'm a 'sister' .. But I'll answer the question anyway.. my teacher is Oumar Dioubaté and he's a djembéfola. He's from Guinée, from the family of 'griots' of the tribe of the Malinké. He's born in the village Douako in the region Farana. De lessons concentrate on learning the basical principals of rhythm and contra-rhythm, from whereon the difficulty level is raised. He tells about the origins/meaning of the songs. You start out with learning Meni and Yankadi.. I hope this answered your question a little.. are you playing djembé yourself or planning to? Peace!
