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Djembe Drummers and Teachers
Mamady Keita CLICK TO VISIT
Tam Tam Mandingue CLICK TO VISIT
Famoudou Konate CLICK TO VISIT
Adama Drame CLICK TO VISIT
Fode Seydou Bangoura CLICK TO VISIT
Bolokada Conde CLICK TO VISIT
Abdoul Doumbia CLICK TO VISIT
Fara Tolno CLICK TO VISIT
Chicago Djembe Project - Dr. Lilian Friedberg CLICK TO VISIT
Beth Dyer - Tam Tam Mandingue Santa Cruz CLICK TO VISIT
Michael Markus - Magbana Drum & Dance New York CLICK TO VISIT
Michael Taylor - Holy Goat Percussion & TTM Chicago CLICK TO VISIT
Ryan M. Camara - Denbaya, OR CLICK TO VISIT
Thione Diop, WA CLICK TO VISIT
Drum Connection, MA - CLICK TO VISIT
Kalani - CLICK TO VISIT


Learning to play Djembe
 DVD
Mamady Keita: Guinee: Les Rhythmes Du Mandeng, Volume 1
 Mamady Keita: Guinee: Les Rhythmes Du Mandeng, Volume 2
Mamady Keita: Guinee: Les Rhythmes Du Mandeng, Volume 3

Mohamed Bangoura 'Bangourake' - Traditional Rhythms From Guinee - Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

Thione Diop - Djembe and Dunun Rhythms From Senegal

Michael Taylor: Remembering How To Drum
Michael Taylor: Akaran Iko Iko - Learn again, again

Kalani - Kalani's Ultimate Djembe Jam DVD
All About Djembe - VHS


CD
Michael Markus - "Dembe Practice CDs" - Michael Markus has produced and recorded a great set of cds for learning traditional djembe rhythms. Each rhythm is broken down into individual parts and played at different speeds.

Michael Markus - "Dance Practice CDs" These cds are specially produced and recorded by Michael to facilitate learning west African dancing. All the cds are recorded at correct dance tempo.

Denbaya - Ryan M. Camara - Instructional CDs - Two CDS and levels Beginner/Intermediate - Intermediate/Advanced

Digital Downloads

Djembe Method Solo - Mathieu Charrois has written an instruction booklet in PDF format with downloadble sound files on learning and improving djembe solos technique * CLICK TO VISIT


Books
Mamady Keita - A Life For The Djembe book and CD combo *
Famoudou Konate - Rhythms and Songs of Guinea CD sold separately **
Abdoul Doumbia & Matthew Wirzbicki - Anke Djé Anke Bé / includes 2 CDS *
Ibro Konate & Sylvia Frank - Djembe Percussion West Africa includes 2 CDs *
 Ryan M. Camara and Kalani - West African Drum and Dance - A Yankadi/Macrou Celebration **
Daniel Genton - Djembefola - Les Noveaux Rythmes du Djembe/The Latest Djembe Rythms - French/English - includes CD **
Serge Blanc - African Percussion - with CD **
The Jenbe Realbook - Rainer Polak- Transcription of the CD 'The Art Of Jenbe Drumming' *
How To Play Djembe - West African Rhythms For Beginners Alan Dworksy & Bestsy Sandsby with CD *

* Drum notation - no need to read music
** Western music notation

Djembe Drumming - Theory and Practice
A Guide To The Djembe CLICK TO VISIT
World Rhythm Arts - West African Drum & Dance - CLICK TO VISIT
Jenbe Music in Bamako CLICK TO VISIT
Cultural Context for Djembe Rhythms CLICK TO VISIT
Chicago Djembe Project - Excellent Articles on Djembe by Dr. Lilian Friedberg CLICK TO VISIT
Djembefola - West African Drumming and Dance CLICK TO VISIT
TonTinKAN - Djembe Rythms - good information - rhythms played through software CLICK TO VISIT
Hooked On Drums - African Drumming For Urban Youth - Wonderful project by Dr. Lillian Freidberg


Djembe Sites Worldwide
Djembefola - CLICK TO VISIT
Nansady Keita, UK CLICK TO VISIT


Mbira and Kalimba
Mbira Dot Org - Erica Azim - Shona Mbira Music - Educational Non-Profit CLICK TO VISIT
Zimbabwean Music Worldwide CLICK TO VISIT
Kalimba Magic - Mark Holdaway CLICK TO VISIT
AMI - Makers of Hugh Tracey Kalimba and Karimba CLICK TO VISIT
Mbira Tunings, N.Scott Robinson - CLICK TO VISIT
Mbira Players - CLICK TO VISIT
BataMbira - Michael Spiro & B. Michael Williams CLICK TO VISIT
Africa For Kids, including Kalimba - CLICK TO VISIT

Books
The Soul Of Mbira: Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe - Paul F. Berliner
Learning Mbira - includes two CDs - B. Michael Williams
Series of books on Hugh Tracey Kalimba/Karimba with CDs - Mark Holdaway

CD
Kalimba and Kalimbu Songs, Zambia (Northern Rhodesia 1952 & 1957) Amazing collection of songs recorded by Hugh Tracey in 1952 and 1957 - Highly recommended

All CDs by Dumisani Maraire, Ephat Mujuru, Forward Kwenda, Stella Chiweshe, Garikayi Trikoti.

Kora Music
Toumani Diabate Wikipedia CLICK TO VISIT
Seckou Keita - Beautifully done website - CLICK TO VISIT
Foday Musa Suso CLICK TO VISIT
Dembo Jobarteh CLICK TO VISIT
Pa Bobo Jobarteh CLICK TO VISIT
Cora Connection CLICK TO VISIT
Kora Jaliya CLICK TO VISIT


West Africa Griot Culture
Cosaan - Senegalese Culture CLICK TO VISIT


Traditional Music Schools In Africa
Gambian Griot School CLICK TO VISIT

Trips to Guinea are organized yearly by Mamady Keita, Famoudou Konate, M'bemba Bangoura, Adama Drame, Abdoul Doumbia , Mohamed Diaby, Bolokada Conde and others.

Websites on African Music and Drumming
C.K Ladzepko - Foundation Course In African Dance-Drumming (Excellent resource focusing on Anlo-Ewe culture of Ghana) CLICK TO VISIT
African Musicians Profiles CLICK TO VISIT


Books On Traditional African Music
African Rhythm and African Sensibility: Aesthetics and Social Action in African Musical Idioms - John Miller Chernoff
Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa - Eric Charry
Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music - Thomas A. Hale

Publishers Of Books and Education Material
Sher Music Co. - Jazz and Latin Music - CLICK TO VISIT

Drumming Web Sites
Rhythm Web - Djembe Page CLICK TO VISIT

Non Profits and NGO
Africare CLICK TO VISIT
Friends Of Zambia CLICK TO VISIT
Visit Zambia Campaign CLICK TO VISIT
Kubatana - Zimbabwe CLICK TO VISIT
Friends Of Guinea CLICK TO VISIT
Genocide In Darfur CLICK TO VISIT CLICK TO VISIT
Charity Watch CLICK TO VISIT

Wildlife and Environmental Preservation
African Wildlife Foundation CLICK TO VISIT
Wildlife Direct CLICK TO VISIT
Bushmeat Crisis Taskforce CLICK TO VISIT
Earthwatch Institute CLICK TO VISIT
Rainforest Network CLICK TO VISIT
Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage (Close to the town I grew up in) CLICK TO VISIT

The Drum Design Is Carved With Care
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After the drums shells are dried for an extended period, each drum is carefully examined to guarantee the high quality of wood and the integrity of the shell. The rough chip marks are whittled away and the master carvers start their task and a design is beginning to take shape.
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