Tubab Muso Westafrican Percussion

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Instructions, teaching material, rhythms, sound samples, and links to software (requires Javascript).

Background information on the instrument. Video clips on playing technique. Nice pictures of djembe carving in Ivory Coast.

History of the djembe and the traditional rhythms, CD reviews, book reviews, maintenance tips and photo's taken at concerts.

Official site of master drummer Mamady Keita. Biography, discography, filmography, and a calendar of events and workshops.

A compendium of the Djembe, including Frequently Asked Questions about the djembe, from re-skining to playing, chanting and dancing.

West-African Percussion rhythms from Guinea and surrounding countries: notation and soundfiles of about 100 rhythms.

Dedicated to West African percussion and drumming rhythms, particularly for djembe, sabar and kpanlogo drums. Contains rhythm notation and photos.

Organization that promotes the study of traditional African drumming and dance. Also presents original music, artwork, and prints related to cultural traditions and world music.

West African percussion and dance classes and workshops in the Netherlands, mostly Amsterdam, and Senegal.

Maarten Schepers' website, about his book "Djembe Dunun Drumset, traditional Malinke rhythms and drumset adaptation", djembe and dunun classes in South of France.

Percussion workshops for team building, community building, conferences, celebrations, companies and (big) groups; in Central and Northern Europe.

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