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The Beat Goes On.(African djembe drums)(Brief Article)
An African drum replaces the acoustic guitar as the low-tech partymaker
The West African djembe is to the new millennium what the acoustic guitar was to the 1960s: a low-tech partymaker. Young Parisians play it in parks, Californians tote it to mountaintops and tourists can find it on sale from Mali to Polynesia. In northern Europe, nightclubs built around djembe drumming are multiplying, and straitlaced corporations are convening drum circles to encourage teamwork. Here are some tips on how to bang one of your own:
Where to buy a djembe: Most good music stores and many Web sites, like bangadrum.com, now carry them. Prices for the drums, which weigh as much as 20 pounds, range from $50 to ...
- Music: The Beat Goes On: An African drum replaces the acoustic guitar at hip...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Masland, Tom July 15, 2002 700+ words
Byline: -Tom Masland The West African Djembe drum is the new millennium's acoustic guitar--a portable party maker popular with hipsters and hippies worldwide. The drums...
- Out of Asheville?: Two bands, both from that hip little N.C. city, bring two...
- Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) November 30, 2006 700+ words
...for rhythm and drums, a growing West African community in Asheville and perhaps...percussion instruments such as the West African djembe, or healing drum, and calabash...Teal Brown developed a love for West African music while studying at Warren...
- Painted Bride presents 'The Spoken Hand Society': A celebration of
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Steve Bryant December 6, 1996 700+ words
...from Brazilian samba to Afro-Cuban bata, to West African djembe of North Indian tabla. The Painted Bridge Art Center...known throughout Philly as one of the masters of West African djembe drumming. In addition to these master drummers combining...
- t may be enough that there are 12 members -- [Derived headline]
- Newspaper article from: Burlington County Times May 18, 2007 700+ words
...embrace the North Indian tabla tradition, Cuba bata, West African djembe and Brazilian samba, and the possibilities for works...the other batteries or other sections, besides the West African djembe section, are also part of the African Diaspora...
- A joyful noise. (musical toys)
- Magazine article from: Playthings Annicelli, Cliff October 1, 1998 700+ words
...s Kids Percussion drum Free features a variety of traditional drum styles from around the world, including the West African Djembe, the Middle-Eastern Doumbek, and Afro-Cuban Bongas, Timbales and Tubanos. Battat's Mini Orchestra Set...
- You got it ... Now use it: Bang a drum.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) January 5, 2006 700+ words
...year-olds). During the 45-minute class, the tykes play with a number of percussive instruments such as a West African djembe, an Irish bodhran, bongos and a drum kit. "All I want is for them to love music and feel that they can call...
- Youth drumming program is a world-beater.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Stevens, Liz November 7, 2000 700+ words
...But let's keep the notes clean and soft so the soloists don't have to break your eardrums." Dunlap's West African djembe drum hangs from a strap around his neck. The kids play djembes, too, as well as an assortment of exotic and...
- Drumming Up a Salute
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post June 14, 1996 700+ words
...other aura and not lose their female side." So Caulker designed her own drums, a small version of the large West African djembe drum, which men wear slung around their waists by a strap. Caulker sets hers on a tripod. "I would say 99...
