An African type of hand drum. Not very typical for Madagascar, actually.
a cup-shaped wooden drum stringed with goat skin. The Djembe (or jembe) derives itself from West Africa, where it is used not just for listening, but for dancing. Dances done to djembe drumming are communal events, involving celebrations of marriage, coming into adulthood or clearing a field. Djembe patterns are mostly made up of three tones, although more are possible, and various phonetic systems are used to speak the tones.
a drum originating in West Africa
a drum that is sorta shaped like a vase
a drum that is used all over West Africa that originated in Mali und Guinea
a hand made instrument whether imported or stave built in the USA
a kind of drum shaped like a large goblet and meant to be played with bare hands
a unique goblet or chalice shaped drum, usually carved from a single piece of wood
The djembe is a goblet shaped, single headed drum of African origin. It is traditionally rope tuned but can also be found with mechanical tuning. The head is made of thin goatskin. The djembe's shape produces crackling highs and incredible bass tones.
A goblet shaped hand drum, skinned with goat or antelope, which can optionally be played with a bell attached. Likely to have originated among the Malinke peoples of West Africa, the djembe has a very wide sound spectrum which generates a great richness in pitch. The open mouth shape of the barrel is believed to have come from the traditional grain grinder. Also spelled "djembé," or "djimbe," due to variable African/French/English transcription of such words. Click here for image.
West African hand drum often with metal sheets attached for amplification. A djembe (also jembe, jenbe, yembe, sanbanyi in Susu; pronounced "ZHEM-bay") is a goat skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and meant to be played with bare hands. As a result of this shape and the goat skin head, there is a large difference in the tones produced. Striking the skin near the center produces a bass note; striking the skin near the rim can produce either a tone or slap note, depending on the technique used. The slap has a higher pitch than the tone. Some consider the djembe female and the Ashikos to be male. The djembe is said to contain 3 spirits. The spirit of the tree, the spirit of the animal of which the drum head is made and the spirit of the instrument maker. The djembe is also known as the magical drum.
or Jimbe ( jem beh) is a goblet shaped hand drum with one skin of goat or antelope hide. It originates in Mali and Guinea West Africa. The djembe can produce extremely high as well as deep bass sounds. The djembe sounds best a hot, relatively dry environment.
Originating in Mali in West Africa, this goblet-shaped drum is made using a frame covered with animal skins and is played with bare hands. These drums, used by griots, are used for communication, ritual, and secular entertainment.
Goblet shaped hand drum with metal resonators. Played in ensembles to accompany dance throughout West Africa.
A Djembe (pronounced JEM-bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin covered hand drum, shaped like a large goblet, and meant to be played with bare hands.