Djembe Lesson : Technique : Bass tone tonpalo slap
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2013
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An explanation and demonstration of tone and slap technique, including the elusive 'tonpalo' or 3rd slap that Mamady and many players from Ivory Coast tend to play. Much of this discussion is based on an article by Albert Prak called 'The Physics of the Djembe'. I highly recommend googling this and reading the article. It's pretty nerdy but secrets lie within! 
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you have made it crystal clear. You are a great teacher, thank you!
Thank you so much for showing tonpalo I have been looking around kind for hours and hours and hours trying to find someone whose made a video on how to perform this sound thank you so much
This kind of detail is what sets you apart my friend! Fantastic insight as usual! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge! :)
A student of Mamady's once said to me: This is where you produce the sound on the djembe and he covered the top of my hand from my knuckles down to the tips of my fingers. At first, I though this meant I only used my fingers, because this is what it looked like from the TOP of the hand.
But when you turn the hand palm-up, you see that the knuckles (at least mine-:) are above an ~inch-wide fleshy part of the palm before the fingers start. If you flex your hand at the knuckles, you can see clearly where this fleshy part starts. This fleshy part, if I understand him correctly is an important part of the tone making apparatus.
From the top, the palm would appear to be behind the knuckles toward the wrist. But in fact, they are above the last third or so of the palm.
So with that in mind, I've started to place my hand on the drum so that the knuckles are a tidge inside the edge of the head. IOW, if you crease your hand by flexing the knuckles, you want that crease to fall at the top edge of the drum head (not where it start to slop down).
Take ten different djembe folas and you will see ten different hand positions and techniques. I have studied with Samsou, Fadouba Olare, Nansady Keita, Iya Sako, Sidiki Dembele, Seckou Keita and Mamady (amongst others) and I can tell you that every one has a slightly different technique. What is common though is the sound. If you are producing the right sound and you are not hurting your hands then you are doing it right...
Another great video, keep them coming!
Huge thanks this is brilliant. This really helps me to get a better sound even though I've been playing for a while. x
Great! Really glad you found it useful. There are loads of lessons at www.djembeweaver.com if you need more detailed instruction including some free tutorials in addition to the pay-to-subscribe member content.
This is great, thanks!
No problem Gary. I try to share insights as and when they arrive...how's your technique going by the way?
Thx you very much, you are a goog teacher
congratulations as usual, interesting explanation, excelent even on the "physics" side (I can say that, I am a physicist). thanks a lot, really appreciated, I like this approach to the music. I still cannot get the tonpalo, but my idea is to try search it, starting from the skin movement of the tonpalo vibrational mode, so that to enhance it and suppress the other modes.
Great! Thank you
Michael Boase No problem...hope it helps...
djembeweaver yes it does of course but I'm having trouble getting the tonpalo. I busted my wrist a few years ago when I was doing a lot of playing and then tried twisting my wrist to play tonpalo... something just went twang and I had to stop for about half a year. My wrist is good now and naturally I'm back trying to play tonpalos again!!! :) I get the basic drift of it but I'm still working on it... Any hints are welcome! Thanks again
Michael Boase Well I'm still working on it too!
Cool
Thanks :)
Hell, man!! ...are those bruises around all of your fingertips?!?
wow why are your hands all beat up??hopefully not from drumming(: