It sounds out of tune to me. Too thuddy to me. Has a nice akward and out of tone sound bass the third rhythm is makroo. Wrong spelling for makroo I'd have to see the proper spelling of makroo.i play sometimes at drum circles here in San Diego California as well as by myself when I don't get the chance to get out to drum circles. Took some structured classes from 1984 to 2004. From 2004 on was self learning with some teaching hear and there and although most of my drumming I do is self taught I learned doing solos basically on my own learning timing polyrhythmic solos and rhythms from different parts of africa mainly west south east and central Africa . The beautiful part of drumming is I have never stop learning.
The third rhythm you played is one part to the African rhythm Macuru which is played after the courtship rhythm Yankadi. You play Yankadi during the courtship and Macuru when a couple meets and then back into Yankadi. I've never seen it played as it's own rhythm This is one of three parts to Macuru. You can research the meaning of traditional African rhythms or you can reach out and I can help you with the meanings behind each rhythm.
Rhythms may be the same, but according the the location and culture they have different names and meanings. Why waste your time here when there are so many masters and techniques on this portal? Just search for conga or djembe. Weedy is an example of a great North American player. Djenbe is becoming universal. Also, the conga has the same African origins as the djembe and Mongo Santa Maria is a master.
I've played percussion of various sorts thru my life and have been looking for just the to settle one and it was the djembe that won it! I find it meditative and calming. I love the power from a circle. Playing while I'm camping rocks as does on my back deck watching the sunset!
Believe it or not I just bought a djembe to add some percussion to the music videos I make for my Nanas nursing home. I do mostly folk music and some oldies... any ideas on rhymes for that type of music? I play fiddle, baritone ukulele, piano, and sing in my videos ...I am a one girl band lol .... one of the folk tunes is the fiddle tune caribou reel .... an example of a contemporary piece would be wagon wheel ... an oldie might be sound of silence or an Elvis tune!!!! Please help lol
I do not why these people post videos. This is not djembe technique at all....no proper tones, no proper slaps. It only confuses those trying to learn how to play this instrument. Shameful
Funny, everyone calls that 3rd pattern something else! Here, we'd recognize it as "Goema", a Western Cape pattern and feel from the local minstrel marching carnival band tradition. The Fanga pattern I learned locally is a different pattern, FWIW (I'm sure regional variations abound, and our exposure to West African patterns may be skewed by the limited number of individuals we hear and are taught by, from that culture).
In the first two rhythms, you play ghost notes and call them tones. Also, you play tones and call them slaps. Slaps produce a significantly higher pitched sound than tones. You can get these by not hitting the rim, but by bringing your hand forward a little, so you hit the drum a bit further to the middle, where you basically bounce your fingers off the drum. You'll have to experiment to find the right spot. Took me a while. My first 100 tries didn't produce a real slap at all. I've been taking lessons for 4 years now with a teacher who learned his craft in the heart of the original djembe culture, in Gambia.
I was in The Gambia but never heard any drumming, I heard a lot of gansta rap.... Years later I was at a pagan festival and heard a woman playing. She taught me the basics and when I returned to Tucson, I bought a fiberglas djembe and practiced. When the Gem Show hit town, I visited Little Africa and bought a couple smaller Djembe and one HUGHE one that I had reheaded. I then turned an old chicken-cook in my yard into a drumming area, build a dancing circle and on Saturday nights, a few friends come over to play and dance around my bonfire.
The lesson is great except for one thing. I wish you had the small video (showing your hands in the box) looking down from where you're sitting (the camera above you). I'm left-handed and it's really hard to keep up when I'm trying to copy the movements of the video. I need to see exactly how you're doing it from your point of view. I'm guessing I'm a rarity though. No one else is mentioning it so it might just be me (I've had similar issues with Tai Chi videos btw). PS I don't know if I explained myself correctly. If not, let me know.
(even tho he is right-hand dominant naturally) in the video he's playing with his left hand leading on the djembe-as he mentioned it's what feels natural for him on the djembe) as mentioned in numerous comments above
Do you know Toca Rivera? He’s the Djembe player for Jason Mraz. I like his modern and unique take on the Djembe where he uses a muted slap as a snare, if it were translated into a drum kit. Do you have any other rhythms up your sleeve that make use of the muted slap?
Self learner and adapter due to right hand injury (cannot flatten right hand for base) but I found a way to produce the sound anyway. Would read, practice, and sync with a friend and go to open drum circles. I mostly learned by listening to the tones and watching hand patterns. Then my left wrist was broken and I lost strength and endurance to play. Not one to quit what I really enjoy, I am slowly and gently trying to build strength and endurance to play once again with a smaller djembe and may even get a lighter fiberglass one for easier portability. Your video is excellent and I appreciate seeing the pattern in print. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Diana Boughner wishing you a full recovery. These instruments are very gratifying to play but when it comes to injuries its important to get lots of rest.
I totally prefer every time the drums with adjustable lugs. You can't do anything with those ropes. with the lugs you can give them all the base you want ,by loosening the nuts
Im a full time college student and I actually have a hand drumming class as my first year seminar. Thats why I'm here trying to find a rhythm to use for my mid-term.
Thanks for the video's .. I play the Djembe in a band called . "Zamana" ( based in Holland and also perform with it.. we play the African ritems and sing the African songs with it. And i personal go also to Drumcircels and play with my spotify musik the latin sounds and Kizomba ritems. Getting better in hearing the different ritems and make the translation to the Djembe . But im still excersise for better and faster hand coördination. .
Hi AJ, I`m so happy to learn with your video! The most dificult for me is the hip hop beat but it`s great. I have just one question: all bass tones you are playing with your left hand I play with my right hand so I am a bit confused if I`m doing wrong but it feels more natural for me to play the bass tones with my right hand. Should I change and play them also with my left hand like you do? (hope this question is not double/tripple ... question ;) for you. Best for you!
Hey Tony, this is AJ. Happy to hear from you. In this video I am playing left handed, but it is recommended to use your right hand for bass if you are a right handed person. I am right handed but for some reason it feels natural to me to play with the left as my leading hand. Cheers!
I like the rhythms. With the hip hop one It would be helpful if you could do it a lot slower when you add the tones. I wish I could put the video on slow motion!!
I’m torn in this guys videos. His beats are great and his sound is good but his technique, as he describes it, is horrible and if you try to get a “slap” by rim-shoting the drum you’re getting an injury.
Just bought a beautiful djembe from a wonderful faire in Washington last weekend, it's been mainly for drum circles and personal meditation thanks for the rythems my friend
I got djembe as a birthday gift! All my friends know that i love to slap with my palms and to make some noise and experimental music! I want to learn how to play djembe for myself and so i can play with other people around the world! Tnx for this video! Peace
laura gearhart no i am actually right handed. Its good to develop both sides equally as this allows you to switch rhythms over to other hands as needed
I'm a new drummer and this video is awesome the only thing is way after the session from being with the other drummers the beats of Drumming is still in my head😅
I OWE YOU ABSOLUTE GRATITUDE FOR THIS TUTORIAL @didgeproject !!! I taught djembe for 5 hours this afternoon 9/23/23. My 1st time ever after watching YOU!!! IT WAS A HIT, LITERALLY!!! 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💫✨️
You can play any way you want, but I would encourage you (and anyone watching) to also use the full length of your fingers for tones. The folkloric/traditional/tipico approach is a wealth of knowledge, and will give you a very different (fuller) sound.
And keep your fingers together while doing bass. The best bass is achieved when your hand is shaped as a spoon and placed in the middle between the center and the rim.
Hi, I like your way teaching the rhythms, thanks! I’m basically right handed, but also play the djembe beat with my left hand for some reason. Are you writing with your left or right hand?
Just began to learn the Jembe and this is te first tutorial. I like the way you explain. Thank you. My question: Is there a song that uses the Hiphop beat so I can play along? It's the first longer Rhythm I'm learning. The pattern goes well, but I have to practise rhythm.
I started 3 months ago and have learned a few basic rhythms from these other rhythms just naturally came to me and I stared experiencing a very calming meditative in the moment closer to being in the moment than I have every had. Kinda awesome! Thank you for your time!
you were wondering about the name of the third rhythm. I think it sounds a lot like the Puerto Rican "Plena" rhythm, which uses a 4 bass tone pattern on one conga while the other congas are used for more syncopated patterns.
I have a doumbek and i use it to play drumcircles this video was a little confusing to me because I am used to Doom, tec, and ka and I play with it in my lap and I'm a beginer so any tips and tricks and beats would very much be helpful thank you.
I am not positive maybe the Doom would be Bass (B) on djembe, Tec is the Tone (T) on djembe, and Ka is the Slap (S) on djembe. I am learning at home to play djembe I have 2 one is mahogany, the other is synthetic, both are 12" goat skins. I have a doumbek coming next week, I had to order it from Germany as there are no online sellers in this country with 10" bass doumbek. So as I will soon be learning the doumbek at home your question has interest for me as well, I will also try out different rhythms for each on the other drum.
thanks the second beat is awesome, i learned it and i rock thanks to you. i use it for meditation, actually i play bongos instead of djembe but it sounds as awesome :)
Great explanation of the counting and phrasing, especially in the hip-hop one. Nice breakdown, although I think the hip-hop one loses it's feel at a high speed, and starts to border funk
Thanks for this tutorial! I play my djembe at drum circles (Mumbai Drum Circle in India)! Want to learn more types rhythms - simple please for beginners at drum circles. Thanks!
We recommend the 10” Water Rhythm Drum with case as our new mid-sized djembe: www.didgeproject.com/product/african-water-rhythm-style-rope-tuned-wood-djembe-bag-3-sizes/
Thank You for making the beginner Djembe lessons, I am learning to play at home :) The third rhythm is used for "Reggaeton" it is a Mexican and surrounding nations take on Reggae, the rhythm originates from part of an Arabic rhythm played on the Darbuka. Reggae music (can we have a Djembe tutorial?) is known as being from Jamaica, with its root being from Africa. Arabic people may have passed it along to other parts of Africa. For example Morocco is an Arabic nation in North Africa. Morocco is a short ferry journey off the coast of Spain in Europe, historically Spanish explorers and people visited or settled in Jamaica (Spanish Town?), and many of the nations in the Americas. The rhythm may also have traveled from Turkey where many Darbuka are made both today (some of the Meinl range) and historically, which is also an Arabic country, which is in Europe, and has long been the gateway between the East and the West, with a fusion of cultures and people passing through its busy trade routes all over the world, it is also a popular tourist destination. Darbuka are also traditionally made in Egypt, which is part of North Africa & part of the Middle East, and is also a trade and tourism hub, so it is another route where influences of music travel. There are likely many other routes the rhythm may have taken in its global travel, or combinations of them.
1. The Djembe is not placed flat on the floor as the sound is then trapped. It is either held at an angle, between the knees with the ankles crossed or by the use of a strap - this is so that sound can come out of the port. 2. The Djembe is played with dominant hand dominant, viz., in a 4/4 count (if you are right handed) your right hand is 1; 2; 3; 4 and your left hand is the "and". A 4/4 is counted 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and - 8 notes. 3. Make a stop sign with your hand - keeping the thumb out - and using your wrist produce a clear tone with the full length of your fingers. 4. To get a good bass sound, make a stop sign with your hand and bounce a ball bending at the elbow - the palm of the hand should be flat on the vellum. 5. Slap is never played straight down on the edge with just the tips of the fingers. Slap is a whip like movement of the hand that produces a sharp crack on the vellum. 6. Music is not about playing every single note - spaces must be left (ghost notes) so that other instruments can also be heard.
I am underwhelmed by the video. Learn and then teach!. As the person implied above. Djembe drummers make oral like statements when they play. You Tube is too big to dwell on this presentation.
@@johnobrien4177 WoW! What's with the Nasty energy with your comment?! Hand-drumming is associated with the heartbeat...the drummer's heartbeat...the listeners' heartbeat... the heartbeat of Africa. Your comment sounds like a dark heart... or simply disconnected. Healthy drum circles-whether in vivo or virtual- are loving and inclusive. Hope you're in a healthier place now
It sounds out of tune to me. Too thuddy to me. Has a nice akward and out of tone sound bass the third rhythm is makroo. Wrong spelling for makroo I'd have to see the proper spelling of makroo.i play sometimes at drum circles here in San Diego California as well as by myself when I don't get the chance to get out to drum circles. Took some structured classes from 1984 to 2004. From 2004 on was self learning with some teaching hear and there and although most of my drumming I do is self taught I learned doing solos basically on my own learning timing polyrhythmic solos and rhythms from different parts of africa mainly west south east and central Africa . The beautiful part of drumming is I have never stop learning.
This is the easiest to follow of the many djembe rhythm videos I've looked at...thank you!
I just started playing and I'm hooked. It's very therapeutic and helps relieves stress. It also helps with my anxiety. I play for myself right now.
Facts
Thank you. You have an excellent teaching style. I just bought my djembe at 61. This was my first video.
Welcome to the global family of drummers!
The third rhythm you played is one part to the African rhythm Macuru which is played after the courtship rhythm Yankadi. You play Yankadi during the courtship and Macuru when a couple meets and then back into Yankadi. I've never seen it played as it's own rhythm This is one of three parts to Macuru. You can research the meaning of traditional African rhythms or you can reach out and I can help you with the meanings behind each rhythm.
Rhythms may be the same, but according the the location and culture they have different names and meanings. Why waste your time here when there are so many masters and techniques on this portal? Just search for conga or djembe. Weedy is an example of a great North American player. Djenbe is becoming universal. Also, the conga has the same African origins as the djembe and Mongo Santa Maria is a master.
It may sounds like Macuru but this is different, not Macuru
I've played percussion of various sorts thru my life and have been looking for just the to settle one and it was the djembe that won it! I find it meditative and calming. I love the power from a circle. Playing while I'm camping rocks as does on my back deck watching the sunset!
welcome to the family of djembe players!
Believe it or not I just bought a djembe to add some percussion to the music videos I make for my Nanas nursing home. I do mostly folk music and some oldies... any ideas on rhymes for that type of music? I play fiddle, baritone ukulele, piano, and sing in my videos ...I am a one girl band lol .... one of the folk tunes is the fiddle tune caribou reel .... an example of a contemporary piece would be wagon wheel ... an oldie might be sound of silence or an Elvis tune!!!! Please help lol
The Djembe is so therapeutic. It can speak yet no one has to know the real message. Very helpful tutorial.
I just starting learning to play and that's pretty much how I feel about it. Relieves stress and boosts the immune system too. Cheers!
hi, can you please break down the African beat into BTS ...THANK YOU!
I do not why these people post videos. This is not djembe technique at all....no proper tones, no proper slaps. It only confuses those trying to learn how to play this instrument. Shameful
Funny, everyone calls that 3rd pattern something else! Here, we'd recognize it as "Goema", a Western Cape pattern and feel from the local minstrel marching carnival band tradition. The Fanga pattern I learned locally is a different pattern, FWIW (I'm sure regional variations abound, and our exposure to West African patterns may be skewed by the limited number of individuals we hear and are taught by, from that culture).
great video to bad i cant get any of them right though i cant tell the difference between tone and slap and my rhythm sucks :(
In the first two rhythms, you play ghost notes and call them tones. Also, you play tones and call them slaps. Slaps produce a significantly higher pitched sound than tones. You can get these by not hitting the rim, but by bringing your hand forward a little, so you hit the drum a bit further to the middle, where you basically bounce your fingers off the drum. You'll have to experiment to find the right spot. Took me a while. My first 100 tries didn't produce a real slap at all. I've been taking lessons for 4 years now with a teacher who learned his craft in the heart of the original djembe culture, in Gambia.
Thats a great tip. Did you all hear that?
I was in The Gambia but never heard any drumming, I heard a lot of gansta rap....
Years later I was at a pagan festival and heard a woman playing. She taught me the basics and when I returned to Tucson, I bought a fiberglas djembe and practiced.
When the Gem Show hit town, I visited Little Africa and bought a couple smaller Djembe and one HUGHE one that I had reheaded.
I then turned an old chicken-cook in my yard into a drumming area, build a dancing circle and on Saturday nights, a few friends come over to play and dance around my bonfire.
Sounds like a good vision. Keep it going!
Beautiful!!! Thx for sharing!!
The lesson is great except for one thing. I wish you had the small video (showing your hands in the box) looking down from where you're sitting (the camera above you). I'm left-handed and it's really hard to keep up when I'm trying to copy the movements of the video. I need to see exactly how you're doing it from your point of view.
I'm guessing I'm a rarity though. No one else is mentioning it so it might just be me (I've had similar issues with Tai Chi videos btw).
PS I don't know if I explained myself correctly. If not, let me know.
(even tho he is right-hand dominant naturally) in the video he's playing with his left hand leading on the djembe-as he mentioned it's what feels natural for him on the djembe) as mentioned in numerous comments above
Do you know Toca Rivera? He’s the Djembe player for Jason Mraz. I like his modern and unique take on the Djembe where he uses a muted slap as a snare, if it were translated into a drum kit. Do you have any other rhythms up your sleeve that make use of the muted slap?
Hi Brian, Didn't know about him, but you can check out a few more djembe tutorials on our channel: th-cam.com/video/hsbSODbdCHg/w-d-xo.html
You're really great teacher !
Self learner and adapter due to right hand injury (cannot flatten right hand for base) but I found a way to produce the sound anyway. Would read, practice, and sync with a friend and go to open drum circles. I mostly learned by listening to the tones and watching hand patterns. Then my left wrist was broken and I lost strength and endurance to play. Not one to quit what I really enjoy, I am slowly and gently trying to build strength and endurance to play once again with a smaller djembe and may even get a lighter fiberglass one for easier portability. Your video is excellent and I appreciate seeing the pattern in print. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Diana Boughner wishing you a full recovery. These instruments are very gratifying to play but when it comes to injuries its important to get lots of rest.
Encouraging to read, Diana! Thanks for sharing! May patience and passion provide you with energy to heal your wounds.
I totally prefer every time the drums with adjustable lugs. You can't do anything with those ropes. with the lugs you can give them all the base you want ,by loosening the nuts
Thanks for the tips. We have adjustable djembes in our store
Im a full time college student and I actually have a hand drumming class as my first year seminar. Thats why I'm here trying to find a rhythm to use for my mid-term.
Thanks for the video's ..
I play the Djembe in a band called . "Zamana" ( based in Holland and also perform with it.. we play the African ritems and sing the African songs with it. And i personal go also to Drumcircels and play with my spotify musik the latin sounds and Kizomba ritems. Getting better in hearing the different ritems and make the translation to the Djembe . But im still excersise for better and faster hand coördination. .
Hi AJ, I`m so happy to learn with your video! The most dificult for me is the hip hop beat but it`s great. I have just one question: all bass tones you are playing with your left hand I play with my right hand so I am a bit confused if I`m doing wrong but it feels more natural for me to play the bass tones with my right hand. Should I change and play them also with my left hand like you do? (hope this question is not double/tripple ... question ;) for you. Best for you!
Hey Tony, this is AJ. Happy to hear from you. In this video I am playing left handed, but it is recommended to use your right hand for bass if you are a right handed person. I am right handed but for some reason it feels natural to me to play with the left as my leading hand. Cheers!
@@didgeproject Thank you very much AJ for your reply. With my right hand it seems much easier for me :) Tony
@@Tony-wz4lx Cool. do what feels right for you.
I like the rhythms. With the hip hop one It would be helpful if you could do it a lot slower when you add the tones. I wish I could put the video on slow motion!!
I think youtube gives you the option to play it back slower. Check the settings in the playbar at the bottom of the video window
THANK you, so very much, for you kindness.....in posting this. Your fast-flying-hands give me hope to "one day" be as good.
I always thought that the slap was done with "open fingers" and tone with "closed fingers"
I think so too
Agreed! Most West African players seem to keep their fingers a bit more open than other players, but I think it helps orient you to that sound.
th-cam.com/video/mo8wrW2Mr9k/w-d-xo.html
I’m torn in this guys videos. His beats are great and his sound is good but his technique, as he describes it, is horrible and if you try to get a “slap” by rim-shoting the drum you’re getting an injury.
you think too much.
Hi Thank you for such amazing lesson, Do I practice djembe for meditational perpose also I play with djembe group circle ..b
Really fun but apart from that it helps me coordinate my left-brain with right-hand movement.
The last beat is Ayuub in Middle Eastern bellydance music. NICE
what we have here is a wonderful chilled situation! keep that mission going 🙏🙏❤❤🕉🕉 Thank you.
Just bought a beautiful djembe from a wonderful faire in Washington last weekend, it's been mainly for drum circles and personal meditation thanks for the rythems my friend
Thank you a lot for this exellent teaching style and symphatic vibes!
actually i'm playing a guitar, but (!) -i find it enormous profounding (and joyfull) to learn rhythm by your djembe lessons. thanks a lot!!
Hey your lesson was quite useful. I have been looking out for more such lesson.I guess you should post a few more on Djembe rhythms
G'day from Australia I have recently purchased my first 12 " Djembe I will be using it hopefully in a Drum Circle when I have a little more experience
love this lesson! thank you! I go to monthly drum circles and new, full moon drumming circles and for my meditation and stress relief.
Happy to be of service
Great tutorial. Thanks. We need more Djembe videos. It’s such a universal instrument. Basic single hands drum, the sky is the limit.
I just recieved my djembe today :-). I am gonna use it for chantings in satsangs and kirtans. Can you help me with that :-)
I love it and want to play .
Great job - liked your process, choices, explanation was clear, easy to follow.
I got djembe as a birthday gift! All my friends know that i love to slap with my palms and to make some noise and experimental music!
I want to learn how to play djembe for myself and so i can play with other people around the world! Tnx for this video! Peace
Wow the 3rd one I learnt on my own. Thanks for the posts. I now can put a name to it!....
Update > upon close investigation the 3rd I have as Tigali
Making Trance Music
Im beginner.. I would like to learn for personal meditation.. Thanks
Are you left handed???
laura gearhart no i am actually right handed. Its good to develop both sides equally as this allows you to switch rhythms over to other hands as needed
I've been playing my whole life. I'm goofy foot skateboarding. Same with drumming. I think everyone else is crazy. Don't worry.
Is anyone else's hands hurting after practicing hand drums?
My hands HURT
No hate or anything!
Thanks for making these videos!
I'm a new drummer and this video is awesome the only thing is way after the session from being with the other drummers the beats of Drumming is still in my head😅
AWESOME!!! Thank you so much!! I teach 5 hours tomorrow and this will be my lesson plan. 😁👍🏽💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You’re teaching Djembe?
I OWE YOU ABSOLUTE GRATITUDE FOR THIS TUTORIAL @didgeproject !!! I taught djembe for 5 hours this afternoon 9/23/23. My 1st time ever after watching YOU!!! IT WAS A HIT, LITERALLY!!! 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💫✨️
a am a beginner my coordination is not great so your steps are great
happy to hear it barbara. just remember to take it slow!
I play Djembe as means of energetic active meditation.
You can play any way you want, but I would encourage you (and anyone watching) to also use the full length of your fingers for tones. The folkloric/traditional/tipico approach is a wealth of knowledge, and will give you a very different (fuller) sound.
And keep your fingers together while doing bass. The best bass is achieved when your hand is shaped as a spoon and placed in the middle between the center and the rim.
Little Beach Maui Hawaii drum circle every Sunday around 3pm ish. Unless it’s raining. Check it out. See you there bradda aloha
The 3rd Rhythm would be Calypso I've learned, enjoyed thanks
Just learning as of this week. These are my favorite three beginner rhythms I’ve seen. Thanks!
Happy to hear it
i remember doing this in primary school, I miss it alot.
Ohhh, we have jembe classes in mall of emirates dubai
Great teacher.
That rhythm you played that you said goes well with Latin and Brazilian music is call Holandes in Puerto Rican Bomba music.
I watched a lot but yours the only that really breaks it down.
hand-drumming is an internal heartbeat expressed outwardly.... better to listen from soul than to come from the head where the feeling gets lost
2:40 🎶”Give me a second, I....I need story straight" 🎶
Improve your technique and you’ll have more fun pretty simple beats
In the hip hop beat first I played all the tones, then I started skipping some and then I added this speed up, it was fun.
Would be great to find someone to break down liberté like this with the note on screen Struggling to learn it the call rhyme and so on
Hi, I like your way teaching the rhythms, thanks! I’m basically right handed, but also play the djembe beat with my left hand for some reason. Are you writing with your left or right hand?
I am right handed but on djembe I can play with either hand dominant
In frame drumming we call the third rhythm Ayub a two beat rhythm.
Just began to learn the Jembe and this is te first tutorial. I like the way you explain. Thank you. My question: Is there a song that uses the Hiphop beat so I can play along? It's the first longer Rhythm I'm learning. The pattern goes well, but I have to practise rhythm.
I'm sure there are many songs this will work with, just try playing along with any songs that you like and see if it fits
@@didgeproject I'm sorry, I really can't find one. It's probably because I'm just picking up.
Can you just name 1?
dude, you are amazing at teaching !!! thanks
I started 3 months ago and have learned a few basic rhythms from these other rhythms just naturally came to me and I stared experiencing a very calming meditative in the moment closer to being in the moment than I have every had. Kinda awesome! Thank you for your time!
Thanks for tuning in and let us know what else you would like to learn!
you were wondering about the name of the third rhythm. I think it sounds a lot like the Puerto Rican "Plena" rhythm, which uses a 4 bass tone pattern on one conga while the other congas are used for more syncopated patterns.
I have a doumbek and i use it to play drumcircles this video was a little confusing to me because I am used to Doom, tec, and ka and I play with it in my lap and I'm a beginer so any tips and tricks and beats would very much be helpful thank you.
I am not positive maybe the Doom would be Bass (B) on djembe, Tec is the Tone (T) on djembe, and Ka is the Slap (S) on djembe. I am learning at home to play djembe I have 2 one is mahogany, the other is synthetic, both are 12" goat skins. I have a doumbek coming next week, I had to order it from Germany as there are no online sellers in this country with 10" bass doumbek. So as I will soon be learning the doumbek at home your question has interest for me as well, I will also try out different rhythms for each on the other drum.
Does anyone know how to do the fills for the third beat? Would love to practice that...
thanks the second beat is awesome, i learned it and i rock thanks to you. i use it for meditation, actually i play bongos instead of djembe but it sounds as awesome :)
Yo. you need to learn about latin rhythms. Your second beat is a modified samba. Your last one is the marange! Hello. Wake up!
Thank you for bringing some new info here
There is no information on how to get the drum you showed at the end...where do you get it? How much?
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thanks- clear , good tab , easy to dig for rookie
Great explanation of the counting and phrasing, especially in the hip-hop one. Nice breakdown, although I think the hip-hop one loses it's feel at a high speed, and starts to border funk
What an amazing video, short and so sweet! May you and your house be greatly blessed!
Thank you so much. We receive this blessing wholeheartedly!
🙏 thank you! I’m starting to learn how to play now thanks to this video
just found hand pans and your didge project want to learn both thanks 4 your video breaking it down like that helped
Just bought one and learning off videos
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Thanks for this tutorial! I play my djembe at drum circles (Mumbai Drum Circle in India)!
Want to learn more types rhythms - simple please for beginners at drum circles. Thanks!
Pooja Sharma i would like to join Djembe drum circle in Mumbai. Can you please share details
Second one is cool, took me a while, but actually quite simpel
Very good. I start today. For my personal use.
I play it for meditative purpose. Jam at times too.
I like how you teach! thanks !
I see the Meinl at the link below, but cant find "recommended mid-sized djembe"...is it still listed there? Thanks for the video!
We recommend the 10” Water Rhythm Drum with case as our new mid-sized djembe: www.didgeproject.com/product/african-water-rhythm-style-rope-tuned-wood-djembe-bag-3-sizes/
Thanks for the lesson
I have know a little but mostly I forget the slaps
This djembi was used in iskon hare krishna temple for kirtan malla. I want that rhythm please teaching me...
Do u have a recording of the rhythm you want to learn?
You got your bass down. But you gotta work on your tone and slap
Are you left handed? Cuz Im right handed and typically want to use my right hand for the base notes.
I'm right handed but favor the left for bass
Ha! Wuddup AJ! Come back to Austin soon!
Thank You for making the beginner Djembe lessons, I am learning to play at home :)
The third rhythm is used for "Reggaeton" it is a Mexican and surrounding nations take on Reggae, the rhythm originates from part of an Arabic rhythm played on the Darbuka.
Reggae music (can we have a Djembe tutorial?) is known as being from Jamaica, with its root being from Africa.
Arabic people may have passed it along to other parts of Africa.
For example Morocco is an Arabic nation in North Africa. Morocco is a short ferry journey off the coast of Spain in Europe, historically Spanish explorers and people visited or settled in Jamaica (Spanish Town?), and many of the nations in the Americas.
The rhythm may also have traveled from Turkey where many Darbuka are made both today (some of the Meinl range) and historically, which is also an Arabic country, which is in Europe, and has long been the gateway between the East and the West, with a fusion of cultures and people passing through its busy trade routes all over the world, it is also a popular tourist destination.
Darbuka are also traditionally made in Egypt, which is part of North Africa & part of the Middle East, and is also a trade and tourism hub, so it is another route where influences of music travel.
There are likely many other routes the rhythm may have taken in its global travel, or combinations of them.
Unnamed beat is Arabic “Ayoub “
1. The Djembe is not placed flat on the floor as the sound is then trapped. It is either held at an angle, between the knees with the ankles crossed or by the use of a strap - this is so that sound can come out of the port. 2. The Djembe is played with dominant hand dominant, viz., in a 4/4 count (if you are right handed) your right hand is 1; 2; 3; 4 and your left hand is the "and". A 4/4 is counted 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and - 8 notes. 3. Make a stop sign with your hand - keeping the thumb out - and using your wrist produce a clear tone with the full length of your fingers. 4. To get a good bass sound, make a stop sign with your hand and bounce a ball bending at the elbow - the palm of the hand should be flat on the vellum. 5. Slap is never played straight down on the edge with just the tips of the fingers. Slap is a whip like movement of the hand that produces a sharp crack on the vellum. 6. Music is not about playing every single note - spaces must be left (ghost notes) so that other instruments can also be heard.
I am underwhelmed by the video. Learn and then teach!. As the person implied above. Djembe drummers make oral like statements when they play. You Tube is too big to dwell on this presentation.
Plus it’s NOT TUNEDDD
this is why! you have only 27 subscribers......🤐
@@johnobrien4177 WoW! What's with the Nasty energy with your comment?!
Hand-drumming is associated with the heartbeat...the drummer's heartbeat...the listeners' heartbeat... the heartbeat of Africa.
Your comment sounds like a dark heart... or simply disconnected.
Healthy drum circles-whether in vivo or virtual- are loving and inclusive.
Hope you're in a healthier place now
I use it for meditation mostly.
Your sound is nice, kinda mellow
I find dujembe to be too tingy. Too much treble
very insight and makes me to learn easy with your session
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This is impressive. You've made it very easy to follow, not to sound as good as you ~_~, but a start.
Nice to meet you Beverlee. With daily practice you can achieve great things. Keep it up!