Beginning Djembe: Essential Tones, Rhythms & Grooves

Learn to play djembe! This hands-on workshop will help you produce a good sound, play with healthy technique, and learn the essential concepts, sounds, and rhythms of West African djembe drumming. Extensive play-along onlinevideos will help you practice every technique in the context of a traditional African djembe ensemble. Teaches: correct, effective djembe playing technique and posture: three fundamental sounds of the djembe: bass, slap and tone:exercises and play-along videos to help you develop good tone, facility, and memorize essential rhythms and their variations: traditional djembe rhythms from different regions: Sofa, Dundungbe, Soli, Guinea, Fare, Kuku, Mane, andSinte: notated djembe ensemble parts, including for djembes and dunduns: techniques for soloing: historical, regional, and traditional cultural conext of the djembe: how to tune, maintain and care for your djembe: and more! Videoclips are accessed online using the unique code in each book.