Djembe - Making a Djembe - Ghana, West Africa

This is a video collection of "Classic Djembes" and "Drum Circle Djembes" being hand crafted in Ghana, Africa by the Africa Heartwood Project.
Description of the Africa Heartwood Project:
Drums with heart. Drums that make a difference. Drums that were and are part of something living, dynamic, eternal. Each Heartwood djembe is a symbol of hope and sacrifice and partnership. In a market based economy where the imperative is to maximize profit at any cost, Africa Heartwood Project is using the free market as a humanitarian tool to generate sustainable livelihoods for hard-working artisans in West Africa who otherwise would not have access to markets large enough to provide for their families. With a long-term commitment to individual drum and instrument builders, AHP has given hundreds of hours of skills training and business mentorship, helped extend micro-loans and donated funds valuing thousands of dollars to purchase tools, buy land, build workshops, and purchase raw materials, and has helped to established solid distribution channels that will ensure that the artisans can count on income next month, next year, and through to the next generation. African Heartwood Project labors on behalf of the entrepreneurial artisans to keep their hands busy, bellies full, and hope alive.
www.DjembeDirect.com/AHP/

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[davearias]

wonderful how they work, wish I could have one of those djembes!

[DjembeDirect]

@davearias You can! Visit our website!

[mountainmanrab]

i enjoyed that clip can you tell me is there any one in n.ireland who can tune reskin djembes

[DjembeDirect]

We don't have any one in Ireland that we could recommend. We do have some tuning tutorials on our site, as well as a DVD that teaches you how to re-head a djembe. Thanks!

[flipvamp]

Wow, that is really amazing! Very neat to see people working together!

[TonyBtheEG]

incredible talents and strength. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS. :D

[ImperialistRunningDo]

@jhenry291 The tool at 0.49 is just a machete. The other tool... I don't know what they are called in Ghana, but woodcarvers here in the US call them "crooked knives." There are some smaller versions available from Sweden at a reasonable price.

Takes a village to make a djembe.

[ImperialistRunningDo]

@jhenry291 The tool at 0.49 is just a machete. The other tool... I don't know what they are called in Ghana, but woodcarvers here in the US call them "crooked knives." There ware some smaller versions available from Sweeden at a reasonable price.

[jhenry291]

Wow, It is really beautiful watching the teamwork put into one drum. I have been working on one as a gift to my brother for 3 months and am not even close to being done. Can you tell me what the name of the tool used at 0:49 sec and 1:12 min? THX :)

[mocny01]

talented people,,,i wish more carving on it

[jhenry291]

Can you tell me where i can get the tools they use in the video? I've looked everywhere in Canada and the USA. Thx!

[DHmusicmaster]

I would have thought to have used hot coals to burn the hole through the drum, then come back with chisel in hand to carve the rest of it.

[1viva]

Absolutely AMAZING how you can make a Djembe without electric tools!!

Congratulations!!! :-)

[baldbollocks]

These boys do a great job