love the dancing at the end of the video-great times! we all should dance,laugh,cry and sing together.one love-one aim-one heart-one destiny! jah bless.
Wow!! Great drumming. Watching these videos have rekindled my desire to take up drumming again. I love drums. These men are great, and the dancing only adds to the flair of the music. Thanks for posting and sharing this.
this guy has perfect timing with respect to his place with the solos....accents the other drums perfectly...not too much, not too little...you can tell he is wise beyond his age....I love everything about Africa and percussion....I will go there one day!
For most westerners it is difficult to follow, but believe me, if you are there and allow yourself to let the music, the hypnotic rhythm take you away, it is amazing! I hated the first time I heard it, boring I thought, but than I let happen and I LOVED and still do! Of course a video or recording does not even come close to being there! Thanks for posting.
Wow !! The comment box says "Share your thoughts". I've just had to compose myself after having just about the most extreme emotional reaction I've had to any piece of music ever. No overstatement. That last scene blew me away with it's pure ... I don't know what on earth that was. I'm still searching for the words. It touched the primeval me I know that. Wow !!
Go Grand Master Sega!!! 622,719 hits!! Sega was 70 when I met him in Bamako in 2000. Traveled with him to Nefer D' Coura and Sibi Koro. By virtue of his AGE he qualifies as 'Grand', he is old enough to be a grand father and possibly a great-grand father. Over a life time he's mastered djembe rhythms in his respective village and region nothing more. This is how he is recognized by HIS peers and community. If he knew 1/2 mill people all over the world has seen him he would be happy.
i can just say thank you! for sharing this sacred music to the world!!! this is "2 on 3" in ways one can never find outside of West Africa! This is where Candomblé and Gnawa comes from! Truly inspiring!!!
You need to understand the cultural context of this marvelous artistry - the master drummer knows the people in the marketplace. They communicate the family names and tell a bit about their ancestry with drumming - to those who don't understand, it may sound random, but it is the sharing of history, the honoring of life and the connections between generations. The djembe communicates history, celebrates significant life moments - and yes, they are just played for the joy of it :)
great old man, great music, beautiful people, they are partying while the young drummers learn from the older (who rocks more than they do!) really most western urban societies have a lot to learn from this kind of gathering of different generations just for natural fun with music and instruments of their own... fun and a lot to learn from here.
This is incredible. This is why I bought a djembe drum for the first time. What's even better is that I purchased one that are are made by the very people who make them in Ghana which goes to support their livelihoods.
You can tell who the musicians are and are not, haha. He is having an awesome conversation with the other drummers in the group. Look at how he is communicating! I really liked the groove starting around 4 minutes. That line really moves forward. A master drummer spends his time making good music and finding the right groove instead of trying to fit in as many fast and difficult beats as they can. Thank you for posting!
I got myself a Djembe from Tunisia, from then on I started learning many different beats and also, thanks to this instrumental, I gained interest in the African culture.
what has been called the most expressive artform, jazz, evolved directly from this type of music. Listen to the syncopation and varrying time signature in the clip- it's definitely a predecessor of jazz;rock and roll,reggae, and other contemporary genres have strong african influences as well.
Awesome, beautiful and inspiring! This is why I'm looking for a djembe for myself. I love drum circles, and wanna be able to join instead of just enjoying from the sidelines.
I don't play any drums either, but the impressive thingy is the groove and the use of more than one different rhythm. I usually fail when i try stuff like this on the guitar :) Anyway, i find it interesting how it is possible to make such a great music with use of only a drum, as you can't play any melodies with drums. Fascinating, really.
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! LIFE IS BREATH! BREATH IS RHYTHM! RHYTHM IS THE HEARTBEAT OF MOTHER EARTH! Sega is an Absolute Master of Time. Thank You, Rootsy Mali :-)
It really depends on your personal style and preference musically. Malian djembe playing tends to have more feel, swing, and space. Guinean drumming tends to be straighter, faster and flashier. Many develop a taste for Malian drumming after years of studying Guinean djembe. Something to consider...
That old goat is intense, he is definitely keeping his hands busy. If you notice he influences the other younger, less experienced players tempo and theme. No two songs the same, ever.
salutari tuturor eu sunt Ionut si sunt din Romania si as dori sa va multumesc ca mi-ati aratat si mie o frantura din cultura voastra si muzica deasemenea este foarte super kiss from Romania
Gotta love the syncopation of Djembes! I Just composed an African orchestral piece and put it on my channel inspired by different genres from the continent.
I agree Uzoma74. Sega's Sounu is on the money. Hearing Moussa's Sounu solos first gave us an awesome example but Sega was his source of traditional phrasing. We need to go in August. Props to the Rootsy Mali guy for putting this up. We need to put more of the 2000 stuff up.
Wow. I started playing Djembe in 2007, but have played others since I was three, such as dum dums and the Bodhran. After seeing this man I don't think I've even scratched the surface. For anyone wondering; The skins are goatskin or cowhide taken from the animal when it’s killed for food. I've played a Djembe with an artificial skin and it sounds and feels like tapping an empty plastic bottle. Real skins cannot be substituted with synthetic, no more than the sun can be replaced by the moon.
its true man, i go to a drum circle where i live but usually i cant find the fluidity and i get lost. too many people doing their own tricks, which im guilty of too. its nice to see everyone working together for a change.
Lastly drum circles can be fun, and in particular are a great way for people who aren't musicians to access music. They just have nothing to do with this music or the tradition behind it. Both are perfectly valid. It's like the difference between dancing in a club for fun Vs traditional flamenco dancing.
100% right, I used to go to this Mexican restaurant and on Wednesdays they would have drum night. You could also smoke pot outside the place. So you'd get this big drum circle going outside in a sandpit. It was great even if you were doing like one sound.
If you can't pick up on these rythems, then you are no musician. This is good shit!!! Only thing bad to say is that they should have had a bass drum of some sort :) That would REALLY drive it home!!!
This is not about "Western" notions of "keeping time" or "tempo". Don't like it - don't listen or watch....there's a good chance this wasn't meant for your type anyways. If you actually listen (and put away ignorance, hatred, and covetousness for a second) Tempo and rhythm are very much involved but shift when the players cue it to each other through their playing instead of having someone on a podium waving a stick or signaling a shift verbally. Furthermore, there are other factors involved like Polyrythym and pure expression.
I do not think that you can generalize as much as many commentors have. This is a great piece where differeht beats and dances are featured in short clips that have been pieced together. What this shows is that a lot of drums are being sold, but the cultural relevency of the djembe, Jun Jun, dancers, etc. is lost. How can someone who still believes in Tarzan's mythical Africa comprehend the mosaic.
@KillinDaWelfareMCs It's hard to argue about this, because it indeed might be simple when you compare it with other regions rhythms like indian or whatever. But for me this music goes very deep. The pace is like hypnotic and telling a story. But only when you give it a chance and "listen to it right"...
Interestingly, I am a classically trained in both viola and string bass and in my opinion what sets Baroque a part from many other genres is not necessarily polyphony but the use of an incredible range of dynamics.
As an African reading some of the commentary ...I have to hold myself from responding to some of the comments. Borderline stupid putrid tripe that seems to have come from someones thinking process. Ignorance is bliss, just stay there. This is pure culture in its untainted form but nah it doesnt have to be respected for what it is. ugh..
+Top Kek if you knew anything about music or drums then you would probably see. Just because you like to listen to music doesnt mean you're licensed to comment on the quality. A chef can't go into a construction site and comment on whats up and whats down on their domain just like you saying there's nothing special about this
+Top Kek if you knew anything about music or drums then you would probably see. Just because you like to listen to music doesnt mean you're licensed to comment on the quality. A chef can't go into a construction site and comment on whats up and whats down on their domain just like you saying there's nothing special about this
As to the old guy he gets all of the sounds (including lots of Famoudou-esque muted tones) and clearly knows the traditional rhythms so he would be considered a djembe Fola (meaning djembe speaker in Maninka). He's no Mamady Keita but he knows his stuff. If you listen carfeully you'll hear certain phrasing that is very difficult to learn if don't grow up with it, like the 6/8 swing that is very clear some of these peices.
love the dancing at the end of the video-great times! we all should dance,laugh,cry and sing together.one love-one aim-one heart-one destiny! jah bless.
Wow!! Great drumming. Watching these videos have rekindled my desire to take up drumming again. I love drums. These men are great, and the dancing only adds to the flair of the music. Thanks for posting and sharing this.
this guy has perfect timing with respect to his place with the solos....accents the other drums perfectly...not too much, not too little...you can tell he is wise beyond his age....I love everything about Africa and percussion....I will go there one day!
This is incredible. I cannnot imagine what it must be like to be there with this music, energy, and people
he makes the djembe sound so good!really inspiring,its like poetry
For most westerners it is difficult to follow, but believe me, if you are there and allow yourself to let the music, the hypnotic rhythm take you away, it is amazing! I hated the first time I heard it, boring I thought, but than I let happen and I LOVED and still do! Of course a video or recording does not even come close to being there! Thanks for posting.
Wow !!
The comment box says "Share your thoughts".
I've just had to compose myself after having just about the most extreme emotional reaction I've had to any piece of music ever. No overstatement.
That last scene blew me away with it's pure ... I don't know what on earth that was.
I'm still searching for the words.
It touched the primeval me I know that.
Wow !!
Go Grand Master Sega!!! 622,719 hits!! Sega was 70 when I met him in Bamako in 2000. Traveled with him to Nefer D' Coura and Sibi Koro. By virtue of his AGE he qualifies as 'Grand', he is old enough to be a grand father and possibly a great-grand father. Over a life time he's mastered djembe rhythms in his respective village and region nothing more. This is how he is recognized by HIS peers and community. If he knew 1/2 mill people all over the world has seen him he would be happy.
i can just say thank you! for sharing this sacred music to the world!!! this is "2 on 3" in ways one can never find outside of West Africa! This is where Candomblé and Gnawa comes from! Truly inspiring!!!
You need to understand the cultural context of this marvelous artistry - the master drummer knows the people in the marketplace. They communicate the family names and tell a bit about their ancestry with drumming - to those who don't understand, it may sound random, but it is the sharing of history, the honoring of life and the connections between generations. The djembe communicates history, celebrates significant life moments - and yes, they are just played for the joy of it :)
@Bashar al-Assad's #1 Fan No I think you are wrong on the orgin. Kassa is Guinea-Malinke people
Well stated
Wonderful and transcendental drumming.. so soulful! Thanks for uploading it!
I just love the energy of this jam!
Simplemente maravilloso! Beautiful video of true Africans musicians. Just great!
Paz desde Puerto Rico
Peace from Puerto Rico
great old man, great music, beautiful people, they are partying while the young drummers learn from the older (who rocks more than they do!) really most western urban societies have a lot to learn from this kind of gathering of different generations just for natural fun with music and instruments of their own... fun and a lot to learn from here.
Beautiful drumming and dancing. Beautiful culture.
70 ans et toujours operationel le vieux chef du village!!
This dude is off the hook. His sunu is the gold standard. Great stuff.
This is incredible. This is why I bought a djembe drum for the first time. What's even better is that I purchased one that are are made by the very people who make them in Ghana which goes to support their livelihoods.
Amazing!
When we reconnect back to our roots
Gives me a chill, excitment, and warming peaceful feeling
You can tell who the musicians are and are not, haha. He is having an awesome conversation with the other drummers in the group. Look at how he is communicating! I really liked the groove starting around 4 minutes. That line really moves forward. A master drummer spends his time making good music and finding the right groove instead of trying to fit in as many fast and difficult beats as they can. Thank you for posting!
THIS is the greatest these people have style the musician is amazing this is outstanding footage well done
I got myself a Djembe from Tunisia, from then on I started learning many different beats and also, thanks to this instrumental, I gained interest in the African culture.
Thanks Jeremy. I went looking online looking for djembe music to play for my son and I found this awesome video. I ni baara!
Goo Bless this man, and his people, wonderfull performance
what has been called the most expressive artform, jazz, evolved directly from this type of music. Listen to the syncopation and varrying time signature in the clip- it's definitely a predecessor of jazz;rock and roll,reggae, and other contemporary genres have strong african influences as well.
holly shit. Wow! What a sense of rhythm and talent of that old guy. Crap! If I only had that talent.
grande musica from Mali..,great music .thank you from Italia ciao .
This is beautiful! I wish I could be in one of those dresses dancing with them!
I love African rythms. Especially South African ones. Music is something for us all to share among each other, enjoy and cherish.
This music is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
This is awesome. I love to see masters play the instrument!
That was great... looks like they're having so much fun. Makes me want to go there!
Grand Master is Relaxed and drumming..........Dec2024
Awesome, beautiful and inspiring! This is why I'm looking for a djembe for myself. I love drum circles, and wanna be able to join instead of just enjoying from the sidelines.
some people dont like this style but this man play a song, which most good fast drummers cant do, i'm glad i can
I don't play any drums either, but the impressive thingy is the groove and the use of more than one different rhythm. I usually fail when i try stuff like this on the guitar :)
Anyway, i find it interesting how it is possible to make such a great music with use of only a drum, as you can't play any melodies with drums. Fascinating, really.
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! LIFE IS BREATH! BREATH IS RHYTHM! RHYTHM IS THE HEARTBEAT OF MOTHER EARTH!
Sega is an Absolute Master of Time. Thank You, Rootsy Mali :-)
I love the "swing" of the rhythm.
It really depends on your personal style and preference musically. Malian djembe playing tends to have more feel, swing, and space. Guinean drumming tends to be straighter, faster and flashier. Many develop a taste for Malian drumming after years of studying Guinean djembe. Something to consider...
That old goat is intense, he is definitely keeping his hands busy. If you notice he influences the other younger, less experienced players tempo and theme. No two songs the same, ever.
salutari tuturor eu sunt Ionut si sunt din Romania si as dori sa va multumesc ca mi-ati aratat si mie o frantura din cultura voastra si muzica deasemenea este foarte super kiss from Romania
wonderful feeling - ...loved it !!!
Love Momma trekking thru w her baby!!! 🔥😂🔥❤️😍
this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen
Absoluteley fabulous!
I'm glad to be able to say that I'm African. From the bottom of my heart.
Gotta love the syncopation of Djembes! I Just composed an African orchestral piece and put it on my channel inspired by different genres from the continent.
I agree Uzoma74. Sega's Sounu is on the money. Hearing Moussa's Sounu solos first gave us an awesome example but Sega was his source of traditional phrasing. We need to go in August. Props to the Rootsy Mali guy for putting this up. We need to put more of the 2000 stuff up.
powerful vibes!
thank you for posting
His drum can make us move, dance.
Wow. I started playing Djembe in 2007, but have played others since I was three, such as dum dums and the Bodhran. After seeing this man I don't think I've even scratched the surface.
For anyone wondering; The skins are goatskin or cowhide taken from the animal when it’s killed for food. I've played a Djembe with an artificial skin and it sounds and feels like tapping an empty plastic bottle.
Real skins cannot be substituted with synthetic, no more than the sun can be replaced by the moon.
Wow. Just awe-inspiring
God damn, that old geezer had some rythm!!!!
i HOPE FOR THIS VIDEO TO SHINE FOREVER. lES ANGEES GOD BLESS
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Thanks so much for this, serious energy beats at those high points
Great stuff!! Very inspiring.
yeah!!! great sound! djembé 4 ever!!!!
Love the look at 1:01! That beat spoke!
its true man, i go to a drum circle where i live but usually i cant find the fluidity and i get lost. too many people doing their own tricks, which im guilty of too. its nice to see everyone working together for a change.
Great touch!!
This is real & cool music...
Great =)
thats what we all used to do back in the way back
Lastly drum circles can be fun, and in particular are a great way for people who aren't musicians to access music. They just have nothing to do with this music or the tradition behind it. Both are perfectly valid. It's like the difference between dancing in a club for fun Vs traditional flamenco dancing.
Mama AfriKa I miss you very very much
This is so amazing!
100% right, I used to go to this Mexican restaurant and on Wednesdays they would have drum night. You could also smoke pot outside the place. So you'd get this big drum circle going outside in a sandpit. It was great even if you were doing like one sound.
stop putting down people who don't know. That said, for those who can't tell, this is GREAT!
WOW! This is awesome!
Beautiful
VIVA AFRICA!!!! AFRICA LIVE´S FOREVER MEXICO LOVES AFRICA djembe Great!! Chido!! Cool!!
If you can't pick up on these rythems, then you are no musician. This is good shit!!!
Only thing bad to say is that they should have had a bass drum of some sort :) That would REALLY drive it home!!!
Fantastique!
Seems very improvised and more like a jam but it is can get a bit hypnotic, very cool indeed.
This is not about "Western" notions of "keeping time" or "tempo". Don't like it - don't listen or watch....there's a good chance this wasn't meant for your type anyways. If you actually listen (and put away ignorance, hatred, and covetousness for a second) Tempo and rhythm are very much involved but shift when the players cue it to each other through their playing instead of having someone on a podium waving a stick or signaling a shift verbally. Furthermore, there are other factors involved like Polyrythym and pure expression.
very similar to indian classical music and drumming. an expression of well timed improvisation.
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I do not think that you can generalize as much as many commentors have. This is a great piece where differeht beats and dances are featured in short clips that have been pieced together. What this shows is that a lot of drums are being sold, but the cultural relevency of the djembe, Jun Jun, dancers, etc. is lost. How can someone who still believes in Tarzan's mythical Africa comprehend the mosaic.
way to make that djembe sing, and swing!
I love the rythm!
Awsome. Loved it.
this is awesome!
that's seriously awesome
Bump-n-drum! Family get down jam session.
that's play!!! amazing :D
They are Improving.
Just coming up with things off their head, Thats damn impressive to me.
Esto es hermoso brothel!!!
Great beatings drum....
wow..amazing !
@KillinDaWelfareMCs It's hard to argue about this, because it indeed might be simple when you compare it with other regions rhythms like indian or whatever.
But for me this music goes very deep. The pace is like hypnotic and telling a story. But only when you give it a chance and "listen to it right"...
Power empowerment of heart mind men and woman One!
yep yep yep....yep! Good djembe history.
The ladies at the end are working it!
This guy is king!
Interestingly, I am a classically trained in both viola and string bass and in my opinion what sets Baroque a part from many other genres is not necessarily polyphony but the use of an incredible range of dynamics.
As an African reading some of the commentary ...I have to hold myself from responding to some of the comments. Borderline stupid putrid tripe that seems to have come from someones thinking process. Ignorance is bliss, just stay there. This is pure culture in its untainted form but nah it doesnt have to be respected for what it is. ugh..
it's not an attempt at disrespecting culture, I just fail to see how this is anything special.
Top kek ... Stupid guy. who cares what you think or write. Why did you spend your time watching if it is nothing special.
+Top Kek if you knew anything about music or drums then you would probably see. Just because you like to listen to music doesnt mean you're licensed to comment on the quality. A chef can't go into a construction site and comment on whats up and whats down on their domain just like you saying there's nothing special about this
+Top Kek if you knew anything about music or drums then you would probably see. Just because you like to listen to music doesnt mean you're licensed to comment on the quality. A chef can't go into a construction site and comment on whats up and whats down on their domain just like you saying there's nothing special about this
+Top Kek oh, you just arent worth anyones time
Asi comenzo toda la musica awesome lifestyle
Beauuuutiful.!
As to the old guy he gets all of the sounds (including lots of Famoudou-esque muted tones) and clearly knows the traditional rhythms so he would be considered a djembe Fola (meaning djembe speaker in Maninka). He's no Mamady Keita but he knows his stuff. If you listen carfeully you'll hear certain phrasing that is very difficult to learn if don't grow up with it, like the 6/8 swing that is very clear some of these peices.
worrrd! thank you! looking to get some of these to record ;)
i'd say, "take that outside!", but it already is.
Incredible