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djembe

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djembe

Single-headed goblet-shaped drum from Senegambia in West Africa, with a high pitched tone. It is played with the hands.



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Participants often use drums collected from around the world including djembe, doumbek, congas, bongos and buffalo drums.
FINDING PEACE IN A SET OF CONGAS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In this contemporary fable, a boy named Jamari lives in an African village at the base of a mountain, where every day Baba Mdogo beats his large djembe drum--"the keeper of peace in our village.
Eboni Bynum and Roland Jackson: Jamari's Drum by Lempke, Susan Dove / The Horn Book Magazine
In Los Angeles, finding a djembe, a West African drum, or a Native American tom-tom can be difficult.
Exotic drums playing well for percussionist. (Weekly Briefing) by Lee, Samantha / Los Angeles Business Journal
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