Beginning Djembe: Essential Tones, Rhythms, and Grooves

Publisher : Berklee Press
Authors : Michael Markus, Joe Galeota
The disc includes a printable PDF file with drum notation and exercises
1 hour, 36 minutes

Learn to play djembe! This hands-on workshop will help you produce a good sound, healthy playing technique, and learn the essential concepts and rhythms of West African djembe drumming. Extensive play-along tracks help you practice every technique in the context of a traditional African djembe ensemble.

You will learn:
• Correct, effective djembe playing technique and posture
• The three fundamental sounds on the djembe: bass, slap, and tone
• Exercises and play-along tracks to help you develop good tone, facility, and memorize essential rhythms and their variations
• Traditional djembe rhythms, and how they fit into a traditional African djembe ensemble
• Techniques for soloing
• The history, and traditional cultural context of the djembe
• How to tune, maintain, and care for your djembe