I have been playing for years and some people play the slap a little different with hands angled closer to drum. My tones are with more hands than a slap with more of the fingers, its finding that balance but giving it there distinction.
i'm not a drum expert but i remember reading on wikipedia that the djembe has like 25 sounds but that even the experts mostly just use the 3 regular ones, so that's interesting
It's like beatboxing, not speech. The "verbal counterparts" are not actually words but in fact mimic the sound of the drum itself. The West African rhythms though actually mimic speech. Africans used their rhythms to communicate messages across empires in Africa the size of the United States. They also used them during colonial times to orchestrate rebellions, which is why they were banned in the U.S. during slavery.
Is that DVD out yet? What mic are you using here, it looks like a LDC? I love the audio properties and have been looking for a really nice mic myself. Thanks for sharing!
i like the sound of your djembe. im looking to buy one myself, but dont know what to look for. what difference in sound would a 10" djembe have to say a 7" or 12"? also fiberglass or wood? are larger drums harder to play ? i am a beginner
bluebanana61 Hi. I was also unsure what to go with before I bought my djembe a month ago. I'd say larger drums are easier to play before you have more room to be creative, unless you're looking for something you can carry around. Wooden djembe have a very authentic, natural feel and sound to them while fiberglass have a more modern, Latin American feel and sound. It's all about preference and personality, really. If you want to be able to go crazy on a djembe, I'd invest in a larger size one. I personally have a 10" NINO Percussions djembe and I love it. Regardless, all djembe are wonderful instruments to learn and be able to really pour your spirit into it. :)
Drumming is all about technique. Simple. Technique is the foundation. Everything comes later, all improvisation , melody ect. Therefore any master showcases his skill first with his technique, and then with his own melody and improvisation. Every drumming style is different and therefore demands different technique, to say one is better or superior is childish. Respect that all instruments take a particular technique to master and the sound produced reflects the instrument and the player.
Very well said Toniba75. As a spiritual Brother I pray that the Latino players read this. For they all play alike, with speed instead of groove. Not to talk against it, because it's a beautiful thing to watch and admire. But I prefer groove over what they do....Just saying my opinion as a "grown man." Blessings all hand drummers!
The problem is that you have a lack of respect for other traditions and probably for the people themselves. You have a problem with skin darker than yours. Being proud of your own (or chosen) tradition is fine (are you Indian?), but ethnocentrism is frowned upon in serious musicological study. Anyone is capable of learning any tradition, and there are obvious reasons one has not supplanted the other. I call troll on you, as others already have.
Ladies and gentleman, you have just witnessed one of the worlds best masters. Perfect technique and fantastic voice. This is top shelf right here. The tones he is pulling from the bottom of the bowl are sonic perfection.
Drums around Africa reflect the language and human speech of their region. That is why Senegalese talking drums sound different to Nigerian ones. They tell the dancer how to move, when to change step etc. You need to talk to true Indian scholars who would tell you of "indigenous" people of India (Africans) & the roots of "Aryan" Indian music. Ethiopia's territories spread right into India. Where does the name Ganges come from and why is it Holy? If you think unconnected, you havent arrived.
just checked your page. I found nothing about you playing djembe, or living in advanced buildings, or doing calculus 2 or calculus... or adding. Please. Show us something. You MUST have a video recorder, with how advanced you are at everything. Put on a mask and show us some of your modern, improved djembe playing.
0:18 so that's where the old cartoon running sound effects come from lol
Ah be güzel abim , nekadarda güzel darbuka caliyorsun , seviyoruz seni ❤
thank u for sharing these beautiful rhythms..
I'm appreciating the Masterful distinct difference between his tone and slap ....
I have been playing for years and some people play the slap a little different with hands angled closer to drum. My tones are with more hands than a slap with more of the fingers, its finding that balance but giving it there distinction.
wow it almost sounds like he's playing 3 different drums at once
3 tones
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i'm not a drum expert but i remember reading on wikipedia that the djembe has like 25 sounds but that even the experts mostly just use the 3 regular ones, so that's interesting
No it doesn’t
If you get a chance to do a workshop with M’Bemba by all means do it. You will be amazed at his musicianship!
It's like beatboxing, not speech. The "verbal counterparts" are not actually words but in fact mimic the sound of the drum itself. The West African rhythms though actually mimic speech. Africans used their rhythms to communicate messages across empires in Africa the size of the United States. They also used them during colonial times to orchestrate rebellions, which is why they were banned in the U.S. during slavery.
why does this have almost a million views and only 4.2k likes
Because half of these are for class.
That's an impressive style with the hand hold the membrane
Nice one 👍
love this sound .....
dayyyuummm. makes me want to learn :)
They are fun
Bongos at your fingertips - an innovative way of playing bongos.
but what if it's a djembe
SUPERSTAR ROCKSTAR WOW THATS JUST WOW 🤩
Muito bom!!
Mute bomb 😂😂😂
Boa noite, posso usar 32 segundos do som desse Djembe para o meu curta? vou colocar os creditos. Escrevo de Angola - Africa- Austral
Is that DVD out yet? What mic are you using here, it looks like a LDC? I love the audio properties and have been looking for a really nice mic myself. Thanks for sharing!
This is crazy
Please am in need of a Djembé drum how can I get it and for how much from Cameroon Douala
Any body elsewatching this for school?
i like the sound of your djembe. im looking to buy one myself, but dont know what to look for. what difference in sound would a 10" djembe have to say a 7" or 12"? also fiberglass or wood? are larger drums harder to play ? i am a beginner
bluebanana61 Hi. I was also unsure what to go with before I bought my djembe a month ago. I'd say larger drums are easier to play before you have more room to be creative, unless you're looking for something you can carry around. Wooden djembe have a very authentic, natural feel and sound to them while fiberglass have a more modern, Latin American feel and sound. It's all about preference and personality, really. If you want to be able to go crazy on a djembe, I'd invest in a larger size one. I personally have a 10" NINO Percussions djembe and I love it. Regardless, all djembe are wonderful instruments to learn and be able to really pour your spirit into it. :)
just get whatever you like best
does this audio have copyright or can i use it to make a remix?
btw awesome video, pure skill
the black done come off his hands!! Dang!
Dopeness!
simply AWESOME!!!!!!!!WOW!!LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Call of Africa coming to take us home
Played this first try I love drumming it’s so essy
ابو رايش
Sounds great !
Hi Father Earth. 8 93
eeeehh tokaito
🎉❤🎉
👏👍🏻
Virtuoso
Bro is noggin from msm
개잘하시네 ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ 우짤래미
@killindawelfareMCs Thumbs down to that comment!
I think he is from Wakanda.. Wakanda Forever 🙌🏼
darbuka lan bu..
Bruh
Incubus XD
Name song 0:53?
xd
@KillinDaWelfareMCs trololololololololol. LOL
Thumbs down
I took a class with M'Bemba once, he's an amazing drummer, and such a nice guy!
Lucky you :)
So good
Yea he gave me a few pointers on “tonpolo” slap variant and I’ve been better for it ever since.
check out this Darbuka solo th-cam.com/video/luQpKnpn0lU/w-d-xo.html
imagine getting spanked by him
ETHXN a glorious time no doubt
boi my cheek would explode
Bongo me daddy
I'm not gay. I will not imagine that. Gross.
@Orio Black women are beautiful. I don't want a man.
He was moving his hands so fast!! This sounds awesome
Just one of the things djembe drummers use easily
Drumming is all about technique. Simple. Technique is the foundation. Everything comes later, all improvisation , melody ect. Therefore any master showcases his skill first with his technique, and then with his own melody and improvisation. Every drumming style is different and therefore demands different technique, to say one is better or superior is childish. Respect that all instruments take a particular technique to master and the sound produced reflects the instrument and the player.
Well said
All true but also because in all likelihood he will have been paying from childhood
Very well said Toniba75. As a spiritual Brother I pray that the Latino players read this. For they all play alike, with speed instead of groove. Not to talk against it, because it's a beautiful thing to watch and admire. But I prefer groove over what they do....Just saying my opinion as a "grown man." Blessings all hand drummers!
The drum speaks. He gives it a voice. This is beautiful!
That drum sounds SO damn GOOD!!!
DAM good you mean
@@billykidd2327 not funny
This is one of my favorites! Soooo talented!!!
Djembe Matt yeah it’s amazing!
Respect Uncle..am student drummer from Somalia.. your Biggest Fan .. Congrats
WHAAAOUUUHHHH !! MASTER DRUMMER for real !!! A gem ! Thank you so much for sharing this huge talent of yours with the world !!!
Man what a drummer!! Awesome djembefola! He has sooo sharp,brilliant, crisp, crunchy sounds. Very nice.
he oiled his hands :) djembe sounds so goood :)
The problem is that you have a lack of respect for other traditions and probably for the people themselves. You have a problem with skin darker than yours. Being proud of your own (or chosen) tradition is fine (are you Indian?), but ethnocentrism is frowned upon in serious musicological study. Anyone is capable of learning any tradition, and there are obvious reasons one has not supplanted the other. I call troll on you, as others already have.
Easy to underestimate such simple instruments, I surely did, even though I have one right here. Thanks
Ladies and gentleman, you have just witnessed one of the worlds best masters. Perfect technique and fantastic voice. This is top shelf right here. The tones he is pulling from the bottom of the bowl are sonic perfection.
@wuladrum I will like to seek your permission to use this video in a project promoting african culture
Drums around Africa reflect the language and human speech of their region. That is why Senegalese talking drums sound different to Nigerian ones. They tell the dancer how to move, when to change step etc. You need to talk to true Indian scholars who would tell you of "indigenous" people of India (Africans) & the roots of "Aryan" Indian music. Ethiopia's territories spread right into India. Where does the name Ganges come from and why is it Holy? If you think unconnected, you havent arrived.
just checked your page. I found nothing about you playing djembe, or living in advanced buildings, or doing calculus 2 or calculus... or adding.
Please. Show us something. You MUST have a video recorder, with how advanced you are at everything. Put on a mask and show us some of your modern, improved djembe playing.
woodpecker!! sorry. old djembista here, and...I've played with LOTS better. Sorry, kids 🙂
The last rythm was fucking amazing!!!!!!!!
Master class? I respect him but any 10 year old Romanchild in Turkey can play 1000 times better than this guy.
HABARAI !!! THE MIMIC SONUD OF THE WOODPECKER BIRD , i think !!!
Very interesting sólo, powerfull, inspirativ, Joy.
00:10
All too short!!
Young Donald Jackson Thomas Rodriguez Michael
What an amazing drummer - the speed of his hands are incredible. Also to make many different sounds from the drum. God bless him.
HABARI !!! ALL indigenous AFRIKKANS ARE my FAMILIES !!!
_/*blechk*/_ ... like trying to eat a bowl full of white sugar.
!so fast
Whats difference between this and a Derbak? Location?
"Wamato" Instructional DVDs Vol 1 & 2 available at wuladrum.com/pages/wulaonline
M'Bemba thank you for this great inspirational video.
Matada keyanne
HABARI !!! Beatiful drumming, sounds of nature !!!
Talk about an easy stage name to make up:
Djembe M’Bembe
Wilson Kevin Robinson Gary Moore Charles
Please watch bongos at your fingertips and see the difference. Regards
"The song of woodpecker"
Sounds nothing like my mini djembe 😂.
A Otro nivel !
Hall Kimberly Martin Betty Davis Mary
Muestra un tutorial en donde expliques el ritmo del minuto 0:50
0:09 parece que este haciendo el GOGOGOGOGOOG
i would call this composition, "the woodpecker 6am on sunday morning"
now, ask him how's the fingers?)
0:32
Can't even see mans hands moving so fast :D
Very Nice...👏🏻👏🏻
Noggin? Is that you?
The djembe drumming fast have so fun
please gave me one. free
Absolutely amazing
I enjoy the sounds of the djembe.
In Brasil we've got a lot of those, the majority is called "macumba"
Okay, guy - take five.
Fastest hands I've ever seen!