Djembe 101: 1.06 - Basic rhythm

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demonstrating the common drumset 4/4 beats on the djembe.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• djembe
• basic
• techniques
• tips
• hand
• drum

[alexenderia]

i think u should learn more on tone and hand technique before give your ''lesson'' on us...this is because the original technique from african is not like that your taught...by the way good job to give us a lesson but you should improve yourself first

[turbochickenstudios]

@alexenderia

i appreciate your input but you should know that i never said these lessons were for traditonal djembe. these videos are meant for cell / small group worship ie adaptation of the drumkit for the djembe.

[initbludz]

hey, i just translated juliopaedes22 for you to help u out a bit

"chafa so that video ...... please consider a brother ... You have no idea how it plays a djembe. luck!"

[turbochickenstudios]

ha. i see. thanks for the help :)

[normanamme]

hey, your vids really help a whole lot. thanks very much

[jordan2252]

Great video btw,I was refering to the people getting wound up on how to play a Djembe incase you thought i was meaning you :)

[turbochickenstudios]

@Hayakanashi i would think an instrument and how it is used in music will evolve, just as music itself does. the cajon became a new instrument when the snarewire was added, giving it more possibilities to blend with today's music. look at some fingerstyle guitarists today, using so much harmonics and making it their niche, something that was never possible w/o the technology today. sticking to roots is good, but being obtuse is not. it's music, not engineering. come on!

[Hayakanashi]

@shanecormier Before you go around calling comments "stupid," you should take a good look at yourself. He's not teaching you how to play the djembe like an African? Well, seeing how Africans made the instrument, you'd think that they'd know all the possible ways to play it. He's putting up videos teaching incorrect technique, false rhythmns and calling in djembe playing. How would someone who is Scottish like it if I put up a video of my break dancing and calling in Scottish Highland dancing?

[Prikkie66]

Man cant ppl just shut up... If you dont like this just dont watch it.

Me I think your great, you break down a lot of ritmes and im enjoying playing them.Keep up the good work mate, you make me enjoy the Djembe

[spyroterra]

Thank you for posting this. :-)

[10fuzzynavel]

Videos are great ! Youre a good teacher...Tks dude! I'm a beginner...is there an easier way to learn to count the beats ex: 4/4 rhythm? I get mixed up and lose count.. would really appreciate it

[10fuzzynavel]

Videos are great ! Youre a good teacher...Tks dude!

[BrandoZeppelin89]

@initbludz mm no actually it's "what a bad video, dude begin studying, you have no idea about how to play a djembe. Good luck!"

Anyway I like the videos.

[shanecormier]

Alexenderia,

Perhaps you should pay attention and not make stupid comments. He's not teaching you how to play the Djembe like an African, he's teaching you how to play a hand drum which just so happens to be with a Djembe. Do you see the title that says "demonstrating the common drumset 4/4 ON the djembe?" Yeah, it's called paying attention to detail.