If you haven’t been on djembefola.com recently, it may have been easy to miss their new djembe videos page.

They’re featuring some really great and exclusive video such as a great talk and performance featuring. The Mamady Keita djembe video is pretty special and you can’t find it anywhere else…

In case anyone’s missed it, be sure to check out the djembefola.com african drumming blog. They are now publishing a lot more articles than before… With interviews, articles and a monthly newsletter…Any serious djembe player should definitely check it out!

There is a new drum notation tool on djembefola.com. It allows you to tab djembe rhythms and well as dundun and other drums. You can then email links to the page with the notation on it… very powerful and useful…

If you would like to learn to play djembe, I would recommend you check out djembefola.com. Having looked around the web for djembe lessons, there is still not many detailed articles and the there is certainly a lot of misinformation.You tube is both the best and the worst source of learning. There are a lot of poor videos on there demonstrating really bad technique and a lack of understanding, both of the history and culture of the drum, and the feel of the music.Therefore if you are serious about learning to play djembe it’s really important to find a reliable source or community of people such as djembefola.com to advise you.

The best place to buy a djembe drum is in a real shop. Preferably in West Africa, as that would be cheapest and more of your money would reach the people who need it most.

It’s really important to be able to give the drum a try, but this is often not possible, especially if you are buying on the internet.

The best thing you can do in this case is to buy from a reputable seller, who have a proven track record and a verifiable customer service policy.

This video seems to give a brief run over a few different instruments and style..

Anyone say more please?

Wicked drumming and dancing