I've done a few public drum circles, and our church had a monthly circle but unfortunately Heather our leader has just passed away and I inherited one of her many beautiful djembe drums. Your videos are great. I want to see more soon
I got djembe as a birthday gift! All my friends know that i love to slap with my palms and to make some noise and experimental music! I want to learn how to play djembe for myself and so i can play with other people around the world! Tnx for this video! Peace
I've played percussion of various sorts thru my life and have been looking for just the to settle one and it was the djembe that won it! I find it meditative and calming. I love the power from a circle. Playing while I'm camping rocks as does on my back deck watching the sunset!
I started 3 months ago and have learned a few basic rhythms from these other rhythms just naturally came to me and I stared experiencing a very calming meditative in the moment closer to being in the moment than I have every had. Kinda awesome! Thank you for your time!
Just bought a beautiful djembe from a wonderful faire in Washington last weekend, it's been mainly for drum circles and personal meditation thanks for the rythems my friend
Self learner and adapter due to right hand injury (cannot flatten right hand for base) but I found a way to produce the sound anyway. Would read, practice, and sync with a friend and go to open drum circles. I mostly learned by listening to the tones and watching hand patterns. Then my left wrist was broken and I lost strength and endurance to play. Not one to quit what I really enjoy, I am slowly and gently trying to build strength and endurance to play once again with a smaller djembe and may even get a lighter fiberglass one for easier portability. Your video is excellent and I appreciate seeing the pattern in print. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Diana Boughner wishing you a full recovery. These instruments are very gratifying to play but when it comes to injuries its important to get lots of rest.
I OWE YOU ABSOLUTE GRATITUDE FOR THIS TUTORIAL @didgeproject !!! I taught djembe for 5 hours this afternoon 9/23/23. My 1st time ever after watching YOU!!! IT WAS A HIT, LITERALLY!!! 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💫✨️
Im a full time college student and I actually have a hand drumming class as my first year seminar. Thats why I'm here trying to find a rhythm to use for my mid-term.
You’re an awesome teacher. I play guitar in a band with my best friend who is the drum. I appreciate learning from you. Sometimes we switch and I want to get better.
Thanks for the video's .. I play the Djembe in a band called . "Zamana" ( based in Holland and also perform with it.. we play the African ritems and sing the African songs with it. And i personal go also to Drumcircels and play with my spotify musik the latin sounds and Kizomba ritems. Getting better in hearing the different ritems and make the translation to the Djembe . But im still excersise for better and faster hand coördination. .
Hi i just start the djembe and the aim is to learn how to use it in groups, with other instruments, other djembe. It would be really great to have some tips on how to play with other people :) thank this video is amazing !!!
Thank You for making the beginner Djembe lessons, I am learning to play at home :) The third rhythm is used for "Reggaeton" it is a Mexican and surrounding nations take on Reggae, the rhythm originates from part of an Arabic rhythm played on the Darbuka. Reggae music (can we have a Djembe tutorial?) is known as being from Jamaica, with its root being from Africa. Arabic people may have passed it along to other parts of Africa. For example Morocco is an Arabic nation in North Africa. Morocco is a short ferry journey off the coast of Spain in Europe, historically Spanish explorers and people visited or settled in Jamaica (Spanish Town?), and many of the nations in the Americas. The rhythm may also have traveled from Turkey where many Darbuka are made both today (some of the Meinl range) and historically, which is also an Arabic country, which is in Europe, and has long been the gateway between the East and the West, with a fusion of cultures and people passing through its busy trade routes all over the world, it is also a popular tourist destination. Darbuka are also traditionally made in Egypt, which is part of North Africa & part of the Middle East, and is also a trade and tourism hub, so it is another route where influences of music travel. There are likely many other routes the rhythm may have taken in its global travel, or combinations of them.
I was in The Gambia but never heard any drumming, I heard a lot of gansta rap.... Years later I was at a pagan festival and heard a woman playing. She taught me the basics and when I returned to Tucson, I bought a fiberglas djembe and practiced. When the Gem Show hit town, I visited Little Africa and bought a couple smaller Djembe and one HUGHE one that I had reheaded. I then turned an old chicken-cook in my yard into a drumming area, build a dancing circle and on Saturday nights, a few friends come over to play and dance around my bonfire.
Super, je te découvre, l'idéal est la traduction car je peux te suivre et apprendre un peu l'anglais ! Ce qui est appréciable aussi c'est des morceaux courts et bien rythmés ! C'est appréciable aussi que tu fasses un moment au ralenti pour bien intégrer le morceau, et merci de filmer aussi tes mains dans le bon sens (sous 2 angles différents) au top ❤
I like the rhythms. With the hip hop one It would be helpful if you could do it a lot slower when you add the tones. I wish I could put the video on slow motion!!
You can play any way you want, but I would encourage you (and anyone watching) to also use the full length of your fingers for tones. The folkloric/traditional/tipico approach is a wealth of knowledge, and will give you a very different (fuller) sound.
And keep your fingers together while doing bass. The best bass is achieved when your hand is shaped as a spoon and placed in the middle between the center and the rim.
you were wondering about the name of the third rhythm. I think it sounds a lot like the Puerto Rican "Plena" rhythm, which uses a 4 bass tone pattern on one conga while the other congas are used for more syncopated patterns.
thanks the second beat is awesome, i learned it and i rock thanks to you. i use it for meditation, actually i play bongos instead of djembe but it sounds as awesome :)
I'm a new drummer and this video is awesome the only thing is way after the session from being with the other drummers the beats of Drumming is still in my head😅
Believe it or not I just bought a djembe to add some percussion to the music videos I make for my Nanas nursing home. I do mostly folk music and some oldies... any ideas on rhymes for that type of music? I play fiddle, baritone ukulele, piano, and sing in my videos ...I am a one girl band lol .... one of the folk tunes is the fiddle tune caribou reel .... an example of a contemporary piece would be wagon wheel ... an oldie might be sound of silence or an Elvis tune!!!! Please help lol
Hi AJ, I`m so happy to learn with your video! The most dificult for me is the hip hop beat but it`s great. I have just one question: all bass tones you are playing with your left hand I play with my right hand so I am a bit confused if I`m doing wrong but it feels more natural for me to play the bass tones with my right hand. Should I change and play them also with my left hand like you do? (hope this question is not double/tripple ... question ;) for you. Best for you!
Hey Tony, this is AJ. Happy to hear from you. In this video I am playing left handed, but it is recommended to use your right hand for bass if you are a right handed person. I am right handed but for some reason it feels natural to me to play with the left as my leading hand. Cheers!
Funny, everyone calls that 3rd pattern something else! Here, we'd recognize it as "Goema", a Western Cape pattern and feel from the local minstrel marching carnival band tradition. The Fanga pattern I learned locally is a different pattern, FWIW (I'm sure regional variations abound, and our exposure to West African patterns may be skewed by the limited number of individuals we hear and are taught by, from that culture).
Do you know Toca Rivera? He’s the Djembe player for Jason Mraz. I like his modern and unique take on the Djembe where he uses a muted slap as a snare, if it were translated into a drum kit. Do you have any other rhythms up your sleeve that make use of the muted slap?
The third rhythm you played is one part to the African rhythm Macuru which is played after the courtship rhythm Yankadi. You play Yankadi during the courtship and Macuru when a couple meets and then back into Yankadi. I've never seen it played as it's own rhythm This is one of three parts to Macuru. You can research the meaning of traditional African rhythms or you can reach out and I can help you with the meanings behind each rhythm.
Rhythms may be the same, but according the the location and culture they have different names and meanings. Why waste your time here when there are so many masters and techniques on this portal? Just search for conga or djembe. Weedy is an example of a great North American player. Djenbe is becoming universal. Also, the conga has the same African origins as the djembe and Mongo Santa Maria is a master.
Just began to learn the Jembe and this is te first tutorial. I like the way you explain. Thank you. My question: Is there a song that uses the Hiphop beat so I can play along? It's the first longer Rhythm I'm learning. The pattern goes well, but I have to practise rhythm.
Just bought mine for pleasure playing of any sort. I’m amazed how much nicer the bass sounds p, when the drum if completely off the floor. It’s quite heaven, so I need to get a strap. Not sure if there are special straps though. Enjoyed your video. Cheers.
1. The Djembe is not placed flat on the floor as the sound is then trapped. It is either held at an angle, between the knees with the ankles crossed or by the use of a strap - this is so that sound can come out of the port. 2. The Djembe is played with dominant hand dominant, viz., in a 4/4 count (if you are right handed) your right hand is 1; 2; 3; 4 and your left hand is the "and". A 4/4 is counted 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and - 8 notes. 3. Make a stop sign with your hand - keeping the thumb out - and using your wrist produce a clear tone with the full length of your fingers. 4. To get a good bass sound, make a stop sign with your hand and bounce a ball bending at the elbow - the palm of the hand should be flat on the vellum. 5. Slap is never played straight down on the edge with just the tips of the fingers. Slap is a whip like movement of the hand that produces a sharp crack on the vellum. 6. Music is not about playing every single note - spaces must be left (ghost notes) so that other instruments can also be heard.
I am underwhelmed by the video. Learn and then teach!. As the person implied above. Djembe drummers make oral like statements when they play. You Tube is too big to dwell on this presentation.
@@johnobrien4177 WoW! What's with the Nasty energy with your comment?! Hand-drumming is associated with the heartbeat...the drummer's heartbeat...the listeners' heartbeat... the heartbeat of Africa. Your comment sounds like a dark heart... or simply disconnected. Healthy drum circles-whether in vivo or virtual- are loving and inclusive. Hope you're in a healthier place now
Thanks for this tutorial! I play my djembe at drum circles (Mumbai Drum Circle in India)! Want to learn more types rhythms - simple please for beginners at drum circles. Thanks!
The lesson is great except for one thing. I wish you had the small video (showing your hands in the box) looking down from where you're sitting (the camera above you). I'm left-handed and it's really hard to keep up when I'm trying to copy the movements of the video. I need to see exactly how you're doing it from your point of view. I'm guessing I'm a rarity though. No one else is mentioning it so it might just be me (I've had similar issues with Tai Chi videos btw). PS I don't know if I explained myself correctly. If not, let me know.
(even tho he is right-hand dominant naturally) in the video he's playing with his left hand leading on the djembe-as he mentioned it's what feels natural for him on the djembe) as mentioned in numerous comments above
Hi, I like your way teaching the rhythms, thanks! I’m basically right handed, but also play the djembe beat with my left hand for some reason. Are you writing with your left or right hand?
In the first two rhythms, you play ghost notes and call them tones. Also, you play tones and call them slaps. Slaps produce a significantly higher pitched sound than tones. You can get these by not hitting the rim, but by bringing your hand forward a little, so you hit the drum a bit further to the middle, where you basically bounce your fingers off the drum. You'll have to experiment to find the right spot. Took me a while. My first 100 tries didn't produce a real slap at all. I've been taking lessons for 4 years now with a teacher who learned his craft in the heart of the original djembe culture, in Gambia.
What's up Rhys! Nice to see you here and so happy you are watching. We've gotten a lot of requests for more djembe, so I think its coming. What specifically would you like to see? More new rhythms? Techniques? How to play with a beat? Let me know so we can best plan our next videos! -AJ
An Intermediate/Advanced rhythms video(s) would be great! This video has made it really easy to learn some fun beats, and would love to see more. Also how to play with a beat would be super helpful 😁
@@TheDeskboundAthlete For improving your ability to play with a beat, definitely start with this video (no instrument required): ruclips.net/video/WIzLXr7xecY/видео.html
I have a doumbek and i use it to play drumcircles this video was a little confusing to me because I am used to Doom, tec, and ka and I play with it in my lap and I'm a beginer so any tips and tricks and beats would very much be helpful thank you.
I am not positive maybe the Doom would be Bass (B) on djembe, Tec is the Tone (T) on djembe, and Ka is the Slap (S) on djembe. I am learning at home to play djembe I have 2 one is mahogany, the other is synthetic, both are 12" goat skins. I have a doumbek coming next week, I had to order it from Germany as there are no online sellers in this country with 10" bass doumbek. So as I will soon be learning the doumbek at home your question has interest for me as well, I will also try out different rhythms for each on the other drum.
Great explanation of the counting and phrasing, especially in the hip-hop one. Nice breakdown, although I think the hip-hop one loses it's feel at a high speed, and starts to border funk
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The Djembe is so therapeutic. It can speak yet no one has to know the real message. Very helpful tutorial.
I just starting learning to play and that's pretty much how I feel about it. Relieves stress and boosts the immune system too. Cheers!
This is the easiest to follow of the many djembe rhythm videos I've looked at...thank you!
Thank you. You have an excellent teaching style. I just bought my djembe at 61. This was my first video.
Welcome to the global family of drummers!
I've done a few public drum circles, and our church had a monthly circle but unfortunately Heather our leader has just passed away and I inherited one of her many beautiful djembe drums. Your videos are great. I want to see more soon
I got djembe as a birthday gift! All my friends know that i love to slap with my palms and to make some noise and experimental music!
I want to learn how to play djembe for myself and so i can play with other people around the world! Tnx for this video! Peace
I've played percussion of various sorts thru my life and have been looking for just the to settle one and it was the djembe that won it! I find it meditative and calming. I love the power from a circle. Playing while I'm camping rocks as does on my back deck watching the sunset!
welcome to the family of djembe players!
THANK you, so very much, for you kindness.....in posting this. Your fast-flying-hands give me hope to "one day" be as good.
I started 3 months ago and have learned a few basic rhythms from these other rhythms just naturally came to me and I stared experiencing a very calming meditative in the moment closer to being in the moment than I have every had. Kinda awesome! Thank you for your time!
Thanks for tuning in and let us know what else you would like to learn!
Just bought a beautiful djembe from a wonderful faire in Washington last weekend, it's been mainly for drum circles and personal meditation thanks for the rythems my friend
Self learner and adapter due to right hand injury (cannot flatten right hand for base) but I found a way to produce the sound anyway. Would read, practice, and sync with a friend and go to open drum circles. I mostly learned by listening to the tones and watching hand patterns. Then my left wrist was broken and I lost strength and endurance to play. Not one to quit what I really enjoy, I am slowly and gently trying to build strength and endurance to play once again with a smaller djembe and may even get a lighter fiberglass one for easier portability. Your video is excellent and I appreciate seeing the pattern in print. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Diana Boughner wishing you a full recovery. These instruments are very gratifying to play but when it comes to injuries its important to get lots of rest.
Encouraging to read, Diana! Thanks for sharing! May patience and passion provide you with energy to heal your wounds.
Great tutorial. Thanks. We need more Djembe videos. It’s such a universal instrument. Basic single hands drum, the sky is the limit.
what we have here is a wonderful chilled situation! keep that mission going 🙏🙏❤❤🕉🕉 Thank you.
What an amazing video, short and so sweet! May you and your house be greatly blessed!
Thank you so much. We receive this blessing wholeheartedly!
love this lesson! thank you! I go to monthly drum circles and new, full moon drumming circles and for my meditation and stress relief.
Happy to be of service
AWESOME!!! Thank you so much!! I teach 5 hours tomorrow and this will be my lesson plan. 😁👍🏽💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You’re teaching Djembe?
I OWE YOU ABSOLUTE GRATITUDE FOR THIS TUTORIAL @didgeproject !!! I taught djembe for 5 hours this afternoon 9/23/23. My 1st time ever after watching YOU!!! IT WAS A HIT, LITERALLY!!! 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💫✨️
actually i'm playing a guitar, but (!) -i find it enormous profounding (and joyfull) to learn rhythm by your djembe lessons. thanks a lot!!
Just learning as of this week. These are my favorite three beginner rhythms I’ve seen. Thanks!
Happy to hear it
G'day from Australia I have recently purchased my first 12 " Djembe I will be using it hopefully in a Drum Circle when I have a little more experience
Im a full time college student and I actually have a hand drumming class as my first year seminar. Thats why I'm here trying to find a rhythm to use for my mid-term.
You’re an awesome teacher. I play guitar in a band with my best friend who is the drum. I appreciate learning from you. Sometimes we switch and I want to get better.
Thanks so much! Good luck with your band.
You're really great teacher !
Thanks for the video's ..
I play the Djembe in a band called . "Zamana" ( based in Holland and also perform with it.. we play the African ritems and sing the African songs with it. And i personal go also to Drumcircels and play with my spotify musik the latin sounds and Kizomba ritems. Getting better in hearing the different ritems and make the translation to the Djembe . But im still excersise for better and faster hand coördination. .
Hey your lesson was quite useful. I have been looking out for more such lesson.I guess you should post a few more on Djembe rhythms
Hi i just start the djembe and the aim is to learn how to use it in groups, with other instruments, other djembe. It would be really great to have some tips on how to play with other people :) thank this video is amazing !!!
Good to know. We will work on a video on playing with others.
Very good. I start today. For my personal use.
Great job - liked your process, choices, explanation was clear, easy to follow.
🙏 thank you! I’m starting to learn how to play now thanks to this video
Thank You for making the beginner Djembe lessons, I am learning to play at home :)
The third rhythm is used for "Reggaeton" it is a Mexican and surrounding nations take on Reggae, the rhythm originates from part of an Arabic rhythm played on the Darbuka.
Reggae music (can we have a Djembe tutorial?) is known as being from Jamaica, with its root being from Africa.
Arabic people may have passed it along to other parts of Africa.
For example Morocco is an Arabic nation in North Africa. Morocco is a short ferry journey off the coast of Spain in Europe, historically Spanish explorers and people visited or settled in Jamaica (Spanish Town?), and many of the nations in the Americas.
The rhythm may also have traveled from Turkey where many Darbuka are made both today (some of the Meinl range) and historically, which is also an Arabic country, which is in Europe, and has long been the gateway between the East and the West, with a fusion of cultures and people passing through its busy trade routes all over the world, it is also a popular tourist destination.
Darbuka are also traditionally made in Egypt, which is part of North Africa & part of the Middle East, and is also a trade and tourism hub, so it is another route where influences of music travel.
There are likely many other routes the rhythm may have taken in its global travel, or combinations of them.
thanks- clear , good tab , easy to dig for rookie
Great teacher.
I was in The Gambia but never heard any drumming, I heard a lot of gansta rap....
Years later I was at a pagan festival and heard a woman playing. She taught me the basics and when I returned to Tucson, I bought a fiberglas djembe and practiced.
When the Gem Show hit town, I visited Little Africa and bought a couple smaller Djembe and one HUGHE one that I had reheaded.
I then turned an old chicken-cook in my yard into a drumming area, build a dancing circle and on Saturday nights, a few friends come over to play and dance around my bonfire.
Sounds like a good vision. Keep it going!
Beautiful!!! Thx for sharing!!
Wow the 3rd one I learnt on my own. Thanks for the posts. I now can put a name to it!....
Update > upon close investigation the 3rd I have as Tigali
I watched a lot but yours the only that really breaks it down.
hand-drumming is an internal heartbeat expressed outwardly.... better to listen from soul than to come from the head where the feeling gets lost
Thank you a lot for this exellent teaching style and symphatic vibes!
Super, je te découvre, l'idéal est la traduction car je peux te suivre et apprendre un peu l'anglais ! Ce qui est appréciable aussi c'est des morceaux courts et bien rythmés ! C'est appréciable aussi que tu fasses un moment au ralenti pour bien intégrer le morceau, et merci de filmer aussi tes mains dans le bon sens (sous 2 angles différents) au top ❤
Thank you for your kind words. We really appreciate you joining us for this tutorial and we are happy to hear that it is helpful for you.
In the hip hop beat first I played all the tones, then I started skipping some and then I added this speed up, it was fun.
Hi Thank you for such amazing lesson, Do I practice djembe for meditational perpose also I play with djembe group circle ..b
just found hand pans and your didge project want to learn both thanks 4 your video breaking it down like that helped
Excellent teacher!
Thank you! 😃
very insight and makes me to learn easy with your session
I like the rhythms. With the hip hop one It would be helpful if you could do it a lot slower when you add the tones. I wish I could put the video on slow motion!!
I think youtube gives you the option to play it back slower. Check the settings in the playbar at the bottom of the video window
Sir thankyou you had explained it very beautifully....i want to learn for making it my proffession
This is impressive. You've made it very easy to follow, not to sound as good as you ~_~, but a start.
Nice to meet you Beverlee. With daily practice you can achieve great things. Keep it up!
You can play any way you want, but I would encourage you (and anyone watching) to also use the full length of your fingers for tones. The folkloric/traditional/tipico approach is a wealth of knowledge, and will give you a very different (fuller) sound.
And keep your fingers together while doing bass. The best bass is achieved when your hand is shaped as a spoon and placed in the middle between the center and the rim.
you were wondering about the name of the third rhythm. I think it sounds a lot like the Puerto Rican "Plena" rhythm, which uses a 4 bass tone pattern on one conga while the other congas are used for more syncopated patterns.
thanks the second beat is awesome, i learned it and i rock thanks to you. i use it for meditation, actually i play bongos instead of djembe but it sounds as awesome :)
dude, you are amazing at teaching !!! thanks
I'm a new drummer and this video is awesome the only thing is way after the session from being with the other drummers the beats of Drumming is still in my head😅
thank you for making this.
i remember doing this in primary school, I miss it alot.
Ohhh, we have jembe classes in mall of emirates dubai
Believe it or not I just bought a djembe to add some percussion to the music videos I make for my Nanas nursing home. I do mostly folk music and some oldies... any ideas on rhymes for that type of music? I play fiddle, baritone ukulele, piano, and sing in my videos ...I am a one girl band lol .... one of the folk tunes is the fiddle tune caribou reel .... an example of a contemporary piece would be wagon wheel ... an oldie might be sound of silence or an Elvis tune!!!! Please help lol
Hi AJ, I`m so happy to learn with your video! The most dificult for me is the hip hop beat but it`s great. I have just one question: all bass tones you are playing with your left hand I play with my right hand so I am a bit confused if I`m doing wrong but it feels more natural for me to play the bass tones with my right hand. Should I change and play them also with my left hand like you do? (hope this question is not double/tripple ... question ;) for you. Best for you!
Hey Tony, this is AJ. Happy to hear from you. In this video I am playing left handed, but it is recommended to use your right hand for bass if you are a right handed person. I am right handed but for some reason it feels natural to me to play with the left as my leading hand. Cheers!
@@didgeproject Thank you very much AJ for your reply. With my right hand it seems much easier for me :) Tony
@@Tony-wz4lx Cool. do what feels right for you.
Best teaching ever
You are Great sir , Pls send new video
Funny, everyone calls that 3rd pattern something else! Here, we'd recognize it as "Goema", a Western Cape pattern and feel from the local minstrel marching carnival band tradition. The Fanga pattern I learned locally is a different pattern, FWIW (I'm sure regional variations abound, and our exposure to West African patterns may be skewed by the limited number of individuals we hear and are taught by, from that culture).
I love it and want to play .
The last beat is Ayuub in Middle Eastern bellydance music. NICE
Do you know Toca Rivera? He’s the Djembe player for Jason Mraz. I like his modern and unique take on the Djembe where he uses a muted slap as a snare, if it were translated into a drum kit. Do you have any other rhythms up your sleeve that make use of the muted slap?
Hi Brian, Didn't know about him, but you can check out a few more djembe tutorials on our channel: ruclips.net/video/hsbSODbdCHg/видео.html
The third rhythm you played is one part to the African rhythm Macuru which is played after the courtship rhythm Yankadi. You play Yankadi during the courtship and Macuru when a couple meets and then back into Yankadi. I've never seen it played as it's own rhythm This is one of three parts to Macuru. You can research the meaning of traditional African rhythms or you can reach out and I can help you with the meanings behind each rhythm.
Rhythms may be the same, but according the the location and culture they have different names and meanings. Why waste your time here when there are so many masters and techniques on this portal? Just search for conga or djembe. Weedy is an example of a great North American player. Djenbe is becoming universal. Also, the conga has the same African origins as the djembe and Mongo Santa Maria is a master.
It may sounds like Macuru but this is different, not Macuru
Love it,very easy to follow.
Best sounding djembe I've ever heard! You get amazing tone out of that little guy. Thanks for the video.
So awesome teacher
Just began to learn the Jembe and this is te first tutorial. I like the way you explain. Thank you. My question: Is there a song that uses the Hiphop beat so I can play along? It's the first longer Rhythm I'm learning. The pattern goes well, but I have to practise rhythm.
I'm sure there are many songs this will work with, just try playing along with any songs that you like and see if it fits
@@didgeproject I'm sorry, I really can't find one. It's probably because I'm just picking up.
Can you just name 1?
That rhythm you played that you said goes well with Latin and Brazilian music is call Holandes in Puerto Rican Bomba music.
Drum Circle, and thank you for the video. Big Help.
Your sound is nice, kinda mellow
2:40 🎶”Give me a second, I....I need story straight" 🎶
Thanks for the lesson
Nice teaching awesome
Second one is cool, took me a while, but actually quite simpel
Just bought mine for pleasure playing of any sort. I’m amazed how much nicer the bass sounds p, when the drum if completely off the floor. It’s quite heaven, so I need to get a strap. Not sure if there are special straps though.
Enjoyed your video.
Cheers.
ye... good vibe man!
you are a good teacher
1. The Djembe is not placed flat on the floor as the sound is then trapped. It is either held at an angle, between the knees with the ankles crossed or by the use of a strap - this is so that sound can come out of the port. 2. The Djembe is played with dominant hand dominant, viz., in a 4/4 count (if you are right handed) your right hand is 1; 2; 3; 4 and your left hand is the "and". A 4/4 is counted 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and - 8 notes. 3. Make a stop sign with your hand - keeping the thumb out - and using your wrist produce a clear tone with the full length of your fingers. 4. To get a good bass sound, make a stop sign with your hand and bounce a ball bending at the elbow - the palm of the hand should be flat on the vellum. 5. Slap is never played straight down on the edge with just the tips of the fingers. Slap is a whip like movement of the hand that produces a sharp crack on the vellum. 6. Music is not about playing every single note - spaces must be left (ghost notes) so that other instruments can also be heard.
I am underwhelmed by the video. Learn and then teach!. As the person implied above. Djembe drummers make oral like statements when they play. You Tube is too big to dwell on this presentation.
Plus it’s NOT TUNEDDD
this is why! you have only 27 subscribers......🤐
@@johnobrien4177 WoW! What's with the Nasty energy with your comment?!
Hand-drumming is associated with the heartbeat...the drummer's heartbeat...the listeners' heartbeat... the heartbeat of Africa.
Your comment sounds like a dark heart... or simply disconnected.
Healthy drum circles-whether in vivo or virtual- are loving and inclusive.
Hope you're in a healthier place now
Owesome possum 😀😀
1:40 rhythm no 1 3:47 hip hop
Really helpful
Would be great to find someone to break down liberté like this with the note on screen Struggling to learn it the call rhyme and so on
Im beginner.. I would like to learn for personal meditation.. Thanks
Little Beach Maui Hawaii drum circle every Sunday around 3pm ish. Unless it’s raining. Check it out. See you there bradda aloha
Thanks for this tutorial! I play my djembe at drum circles (Mumbai Drum Circle in India)!
Want to learn more types rhythms - simple please for beginners at drum circles. Thanks!
Pooja Sharma i would like to join Djembe drum circle in Mumbai. Can you please share details
Ha! Wuddup AJ! Come back to Austin soon!
The lesson is great except for one thing. I wish you had the small video (showing your hands in the box) looking down from where you're sitting (the camera above you). I'm left-handed and it's really hard to keep up when I'm trying to copy the movements of the video. I need to see exactly how you're doing it from your point of view.
I'm guessing I'm a rarity though. No one else is mentioning it so it might just be me (I've had similar issues with Tai Chi videos btw).
PS I don't know if I explained myself correctly. If not, let me know.
(even tho he is right-hand dominant naturally) in the video he's playing with his left hand leading on the djembe-as he mentioned it's what feels natural for him on the djembe) as mentioned in numerous comments above
I just recieved my djembe today :-). I am gonna use it for chantings in satsangs and kirtans. Can you help me with that :-)
Thanks, man!
Hi, I like your way teaching the rhythms, thanks! I’m basically right handed, but also play the djembe beat with my left hand for some reason. Are you writing with your left or right hand?
I am right handed but on djembe I can play with either hand dominant
In the first two rhythms, you play ghost notes and call them tones. Also, you play tones and call them slaps. Slaps produce a significantly higher pitched sound than tones. You can get these by not hitting the rim, but by bringing your hand forward a little, so you hit the drum a bit further to the middle, where you basically bounce your fingers off the drum. You'll have to experiment to find the right spot. Took me a while. My first 100 tries didn't produce a real slap at all. I've been taking lessons for 4 years now with a teacher who learned his craft in the heart of the original djembe culture, in Gambia.
Thats a great tip. Did you all hear that?
hi, can you please break down the African beat into BTS ...THANK YOU!
Very good video. Thanks very much
Great lesson. Thank you.
I like how you teach! thanks !
This video works well on bongos too.🖒
great teacher - preciate
AJ we need more Djembe Tutorials!
What's up Rhys! Nice to see you here and so happy you are watching. We've gotten a lot of requests for more djembe, so I think its coming. What specifically would you like to see? More new rhythms? Techniques? How to play with a beat? Let me know so we can best plan our next videos! -AJ
An Intermediate/Advanced rhythms video(s) would be great! This video has made it really easy to learn some fun beats, and would love to see more.
Also how to play with a beat would be super helpful 😁
@@TheDeskboundAthlete For improving your ability to play with a beat, definitely start with this video (no instrument required): ruclips.net/video/WIzLXr7xecY/видео.html
I have a doumbek and i use it to play drumcircles this video was a little confusing to me because I am used to Doom, tec, and ka and I play with it in my lap and I'm a beginer so any tips and tricks and beats would very much be helpful thank you.
I am not positive maybe the Doom would be Bass (B) on djembe, Tec is the Tone (T) on djembe, and Ka is the Slap (S) on djembe. I am learning at home to play djembe I have 2 one is mahogany, the other is synthetic, both are 12" goat skins. I have a doumbek coming next week, I had to order it from Germany as there are no online sellers in this country with 10" bass doumbek. So as I will soon be learning the doumbek at home your question has interest for me as well, I will also try out different rhythms for each on the other drum.
Just bought one and learning off videos
Thanks for the tutorial! Gotta ask, are you left handed?
Right handed with a strong disposition to left handed drumming!
Great explanation of the counting and phrasing, especially in the hip-hop one. Nice breakdown, although I think the hip-hop one loses it's feel at a high speed, and starts to border funk
Thanks a lot
Really fun but apart from that it helps me coordinate my left-brain with right-hand movement.