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Ah, well, difficult to tell what you'll want when you know more than now :) But anyway, I'd take into account: - Bigger size = Less portability (no issue for me, so either). - Deeper sound on bigger drum - but I believe it then needs a better build /skin in order to also have good tones and slaps. - Comfortable to play at higher speeds (I have big hands, so a 36 wins this). ... Overall a 36 would be my go to, but I am big, and I don't walk with it long distances. Still, I wasn't satisfied with one, and didn't know why, until I got some decent quality - better than my actually playing skill, so that the drum is not the limitation. But most important, I'd say, is to play them before deciding, as you may connect with the sound or not...

@@DrumCircleLoops I tested a 32 now, and it felt too shallow for what I had expected ...

Hey, thanks for asking. You could attribute the channel, or djembegorilla.com, whichever you prefer. My name is irrelevant. And if you release something, I'd be curious to have a listen!

Ah Antonio, were the sausages in my hands a curse when I tried learning guitar...

It's also cool to play techniques from different instruments. To me, finger rolls and split finger as you call it sound great in djembe when not playing so loud..

Oh, do I love these flamenco palos

Hi Liz, glad to hear you find it useful even for a different instrument. A lot of these world rhythms were originally played in something else than djembe anyway: darbuka, tombak,...

I'm recently enjoying a lot drum triangles, enough for plenty of rhythms, and the sound, imperfections and all, is so defined, so clear...

There is a version of the rhythm you are describing in many cultures, and Rumba Flamenca can be played just like that, but I'd risk saying the Egyptian Malfuf (as mentioned by @arizonaflute) is the most known. When I want play a bit alone, but I have no idea what to do, I often start with it and see where it goes from there: th-cam.com/video/cheHZ5UxJ3I/w-d-xo.html

@@DrumCircleLoops Wow, thanks a lot! The video you linked was perfect. That's just what I was wanting. The reason this rhythm originally came to my attention was when I was young and messing around on piano, learning my way and inventing original bits of music, I seemed to be kinda stuck on that beat. I liked it sped up a bit, with a little urgency to it. For me, my left hand would pound out that simple pattern, typically just following the root note of the current chord, while my (more athletic) right hand was free to play chords, melody, and do some riffing. I guess Egyptian Malfuf is my brain's natural beat, lol. Thanks again for answering and solving my question!

Having big hands, 32+ is also my choice. At present, I have a 36 that is my favourite, but is less portable than a 32 I also like a lot. I'd suggest to play the drums before making a decision, and hear what feels right to you. If you can't try them beforehand, but you know them to be good quality drums that will have a tight skin, I'd risk it for the 36.

I haven't touched my mic setup in ages. As it can badly get my whole recording session wrong, I keep them where they are, and if I play with the sound is only afterwards, during processing. That said, I can't remember if I did anything different here :)

How is the Jerbi rhythm you know?

@@DrumCircleLoops here are the "Jerbi" Tunisian rhythm th-cam.com/video/JMSqQ5acuHA/w-d-xo.html and in this 2 videos a mix of almost all the tunisian rhythm : th-cam.com/video/JMSqQ5acuHA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ydVk8TSWOh8dF09I th-cam.com/video/jm6DvtZsRG0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EGTVSGSzc0hJBbwa

@@ilyeshafsi8916 Thanks for the links, that's a great player! You can see that what he plays is an embellished version of the 'barebones' here provided: B - - - O - B - O - - - O - O - and B - - - O - DDO - O - O - O - His version doesn't emphasise the second bass, but I believe it's his stylistic choice for the rolls to work better (and it sounds awesome). Other sources confirm the barebones is what is provided in my video, although often it is played adding the typical Darbuka rolls in different places. To mention one source: www.khafif.com/rhy/rhylist.html

So stay tuned.. incoming website for Spring! :)

Happy to read that! :)

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In every four notes, the second plays slightly later than it should, the third slightly earlier, and the fourth slightly earlier. Hence, you can hear the space between the first (play normal) and second note (play late) is quite longer than the space between the second (play late) and third (play early). The space between third and fourth is normal as they both play early, and the space between fourth and next first is long again. You can see the visual representation of this in the top-right corner. Try the slow version of the variation and you'll see how notes 1, 2 and 3 are not equally spaced. In the straight version of the rhythm, all notes are equally spaced.

@@DrumCircleLoops Thank you very much for the response!! It's clear that I'm still a beginner because to my ear they sound identical, and, given that the graphic representation is also exactly the same, I really couldn't understand what was changing.

Thanks!

Great to hear it helps!

Ahh, do I love researching these...

Dale ahi

That's the plan!

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Thank you Antonio! And you have chapters - click away to the fast section, usually third chapter, and you're on right from the start!

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and even better when playing it!

And just today I was wondering if anyone noticed the artwork :)

Oh man, for once that symbol means sadness...

@@DrumCircleLoops oww thats true mb

Рад это слышать!

Rock the weather!

@@DrumCircleLoops truly!! :-) the immense Wind Vortexes colliding at the "eye" surely was resonating world-wide, and some Frequency, don't ya dink? Sub-sonically, or throughout the Seas below it? Me and my catamaran/ECOhomestead did just fine. Heyyy...know what a Milton-rhythms sounds like? WE do!! haaa Fort Myers Drum Circle...ROCKS :-)))

I'd think a cajon, because of the range, the accessories you can easily mount, and the ease to play quieter, is a better kit replacement for home. That said, it's common practice in the djembe to replace the hat with taps (as seen in the video above) and hard-hitting single-finger strokes near the rim (ringing, higher pitch).

@@DrumCircleLoops I see.. I don't like the Cajon, it has no good sound the way a Djembe have as I feel it from my limited knowledge, but that is how I felt when I tested both in the music store... to me the Djembe felt like it has a soul... maybe one can add some bass box or something to ones feet and combine with a Djembe...

@@DrumCircleLoops old djembe/doumbek drummer (looong-time), who combines doumbek on one's lap, with a 12"dia. djembe. I can create sparkling sustains off the doumbek with certain "strokes", which then ripple-off the adjacent djembe's head (when sitting), and it then, too, can match whatever rhythm with djembe's slaps/strokes. One's hands have to alternate as the drummer's purpose demands, and easily done once the groove is felt, like...dancing hands!🙂so that doumbek/djembe work as a single drum-unit. wayyyy-better than congas setups, if only for easier to transport. haa but, heyyy...who's a better drummer than a North Italiano trained on Bronx, NYC streets...where we REALLY got set whole streets dancing!! another tip: STOP drumming at home!! find a dancer, some 3-other drummers, with luck an oud-player, too...and REALLY make Music!! 🙂buona fortuna... If you make it to Fort Myers Drum Circle (Florida) we'll jam sweeeeet all-together, brother!! psssstttt...there's FAR-more potential in proper cowbell-playing than most-all wanna-be (trained watching that SNL-skit 🙂) will EVER know. But...in my hands...like the song of Angels! Mr. Drum Loops, you're invited, too!! (I think Cajons are pointless at most DCs & loud events, best left for intimate interior gigs. REALLY easy to build a Cajon, by the way! and the store-bought one's I've lately seen don't even have the metal slap-sticks inside!!? Ughhh....hey...build your own djembe, as I. Best to learn how to tune them, that way :-) cyas...

Happy to read that they are useful for you!

Hi. I'm heading over to reply under the other video :)

I guess you were referring to this video in your other comment. These are not West African rhythms, they are fusion rhythms, that blend in variable amounts flavours of rock, funk, jazz, r&b, and world music. If you are enjoying them, you can find a few more fusion rhythms in the 'Styles' playlist of my channel: th-cam.com/play/PL8_yp-rvjW-vAv2hEoGhbjLIKc-bfAfIp.html

I accidentally commented before: Is the song West African? I was supposed to say, can you make another West Africa talking drum the instrument beat folk song video please?

​@@robynb61 Hi, I'd like to help, but I am not sure I understand what you are asking for. If it's Talking Drum content, I don't even have a Talking Drum, let alone know how to play it - so not possible. If by song you are referring to West African ensemble rhythms, they can be found in this playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL8_yp-rvjW-sEP5Xg7k39iZoElT7UCjZC.html If you are referring to something else, could you clarify for me, or give me an example?

@@DrumCircleLoops Can you create another West African djembe folk music piece with singing for all of us? I really enjoyed the one you made before!

@@robynb61 The thing is, I don't remember ever making any West African djembe folk music piece with singing ever, so I don't know which one you may have liked before... could you point me to the one you are referring to?

Mon plaisir!

Bedankt!

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Go at it!

That's neither goat nor cow, but horseskin. I'd never had thought of it, but it came to me with it already fitted. It's easy to extract slaps out of it, and there's quite a contrast in the sounds, yet they are not as cracking as in a solo goatskin djembe. That works well for my small circle, as does to not have my djembes overwhelmingly tense - so I don't tune them often at all. :)

No problem. I also find Tsiftetelli very interesting!

Grazie

Thanks friend, and no, I let the heads lose hair as they do :)

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Different rhythms for different purposes :)

Arabic music relies heavily on ornamentation, almost everything sounds dull to me without it. here is an old ass clip i found with the same rhythmic cycle th-cam.com/video/Zbk-4WKQ4MI/w-d-xo.html

Not everything for every context, agreed!

Absolutely, drumming is for dancing!

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@@fjeincaThanks! And yeah, the aim of these videos is just to show some possibilities, and offer a little help to get muscle memory going for those that want it...