Djembe Lesson (Advanced): Mendiani Solo
OK brilliant, thanks Zoe, so…those are four…um…core Mendiani phrases we wobbled a bit on the last one, we're only human …um…so I'm just going to play them through for you…
Read More »How to attach a djembe strap, and stands – African Drumming Online Blergh #4
Hello again, and welcome again to the Blergh. So, this week’s been a bit of a pretty full on week, so I thought I’d do something a bit different, and…
Read More »Kanin Djembe Rhythm: Learn How to Play 4 Patterns & Play-Along the Groove
https://youtube.com/watch?v=r6YNkZVYyRM By crawling, a child learns to stand – African saying This is how the full rhythm sounds at medium speed Now, let's break it down djembe 1 Now a…
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Advanced Djembe Drum Solos | African Drums
Speaker 1: Here is another idea for an intermediate or advanced solo idea to play it on the djembe with the accompaniment. I'm gonna play a basic djembe accompaniment and…
Read More »How to Prepare to Play the Djembe | African Drums
Speaker 1: Before we even play the drum, we have to learn how to hold the djembe drum and what position to be in so that you can be comfortable…
Read More »How to Play African Drums : Doundoun Drum Beats for Kuku Rhythm
In this clip, we're going to do the "jounjoun", the "doundoun" beat, they call it "doundoun" beat because their big and strong and you need to have a lot of…
Read More »Five(ish) Minute Drum Lesson – African Drumming: Lesson 1: The Djembe
[MUSIC PLAYING] My name is Farai Malianga. I am actually an African percussionist that plays various instruments from Africa. But today, I have two specific instruments that I want to…
Read More »Djembe Kuku Rhythm 1st Accompaniment | African Drums
Okay, we are going to show you the first accompaniment for Kuku, from Guinea, West Africa for the Djembe. When we say first accompaniment we mean the higher drum, not…
Read More »Djembe Kuku Rhythm 2nd Accompaniment | African Drums
Now we're going to learn how to play the second part to Cuckoo from Guinea, West Africa. This is for the second Jim Bay accompaniment, so, it's a little bit…
Read More »How to Play Djembe Warm-Up Exercises | African Drums
Man: Before we learn the African rhythms let's learn some warm up exercises on the djembe drum. This will help get you in tune with the rhythm and get yourself…
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