The djembe drum, originally from West Africa, is a 20-30 inch tall chalice-shaped wooden drum covered with goat or antelope hide. It is played with bare hands.
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- Liewil's Djembe Pages History of the djembe and the traditional rhythms, CD reviews, book reviews, maintenance tips and photos taken at concerts.
- VoyeuRhythmic - African Percussion Drum (djembe and other) and dance classes in Melbourne, Australia. Biography of the founder.
- A Guide to the Jembe Eric Charry's famous article on the history and evolution of the djembe in West Africa.
- Djembe and Mande Music About the drumming, culture and other musical traditions of the Mande peoples of West Africa, with articles, rhythms, CD liner notes, references, reviews, and links to other sites.
- African Drum Rhythms Educational Tools Online rhythm exchange "S.H.A.R.E."; Notation playback freeware and djembe font to download; Information about instructional books and CDs by Lennart Hallstrom.
- Gamton Records / Publishing Djembe and other world music. With juke-box to listen to samples.
- S.H.A.R.E. - Server Hosted African Rhythm Exchange Nice attempt to bring together all djembe rhythm notation sources on the web.
- Cultural Context for Djembe Rhythms List of rhythms with their background (country, ethnic group, occasion for playing)
- Rhythmweb Djembe Page This page on the rhythmweb devoted to the djembe contains a nice selection of information and links to start surfing the web.
- Online Resource Guide An open, and interactive links guide to the on-line djembe community.
- Rhythms For Djembe And Friends Some traditional, some new rhythms, notated in several formats (i.a. ASCII, GIF, PNG, PDF, and PS) including sound samples in MIDI, MP3, and OGG and links to other sites.
- Mailing List Djembe-L @Yahoo Mailing list dedicated to ongoing development and maintenance of a knowledge base regarding the drum and dance musical culture of West Africa.
- Vuka Vuka Website of the French band Vuka Vuka who plays traditional Manding music. Lots of video material on concerts and rehearsals.
- Beenhakkers Percussion Percussion workshops for team building, community building, conferences, celebrations, companies and (big) groups; in Central and Northern Europe.
- Djembe Dunun Drumset Maarten Schepers' website, about his instructional books, traditional rhythms, and drumset adaptations, with sound samples and pictorials. Also offering the Malinke Percussion Discography, and djembe and dunun classes in South of France.
- Mamady Keita Official site of master drummer Mamady Keita. Biography, discography, filmography, and a calendar of events and workshops.
- Hawkdancing African Djembe Drums Online shop selling African Djembe drums, accessories, and supplies. Offers extensive instructions for repairing and (re)heading a Djembe.
- Dunun Freelance webdesigner's showcase, with photos and video snippets (requires Flash player or plugin).
- The WAP Pages West-African Percussion rhythms from Guinea and surrounding countries: notation and soundfiles of about 100 rhythms.
- Djembe Boom Boom Notations of rhythms with some audio samples; Illustrated photo-guide to reskin a djembe.
- Djembe Secrets Video lessons for djembe by Tim Irrgang offered as DVDs and workbook, and as on-line membership courses.
- Percussion Inibara Instructions on playing djembe and dununs, re-skinning drums, and i.a. hearing damage, tinnitus and earplugs. Information about the Dutch band Inibara. Partly multilingual.
- The Rhythm Reference Project Audio and video recordings of 50 traditional West African rhythms for purchase, including breaks, djembe and dunun parts.
- Djembe.co.uk Community site with discussion forum, chat, calendar, links, and listings of workshops.