Djembe Large Professional (New) – Sogoba Model (Ivory Coast Style) – African Drum

Description

Membranophone, Percussed
Timbal
Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leona, Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Africa

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Maintenance

The instrument includes basic maintenance (including tuning and fine tuning of our instruments).

Warranty

LIFETIME Warranty. The warranty extends only to defects in materials or workmanship, it does not apply to any defects caused by misuse, deterioration due to humidity, extreme temperatures, accidents or handling by third parties.

History of the Djembe

The Djembe is one of the best known African instruments outside Africa. It has a cup shape with a single goatskin membrane, stretched with strings intertwined around the cup. The base of the drum can be cylindrical (djembe sulé) or conical (djembe bara) and usually have metal resonators attached to the top edge as large ears with many washers. The musician sometimes hangs it from his shoulders and plays it directly with his hands. When several djembe play at the same time, they resort to the very characteristic formula of dialogue, of calls and responses between the instruments.

It is believed to have originated in 900 BC in the Maninka tribe, which means people of Mande, although some date its origin to 1300 BC. Mande would be located, at the present time, approximately in Mali, not in vain Mali is a deformation of the word Mande and Malinke (this last one synonymous of Maninka). From here the djembe migrated to other areas such as Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

It is believed to have been created by the Numu, wood carving artisans, who were considered the guardians of certain powers. They were in charge of carving the body of the djembe and playing it.

The djembe is known in those places as the healing drum for its great power, it was used in sacred rites, births, weddings and funerals, accompanied by other instruments such as the dundun, the balafon or the shekere. It has different rhythms, very rich and varied, we can name some as:

• Mandiany, it was played in agricultural works
• Dounumba, it is played at weddings.
• Wolosodon, this is played at christenings and at the circumcision ceremony.

The original rhythms of the djembe have been changing over time, adapting to modern times and integrating with other types of music. The way in which rhythms such as SUNU or DOUNDUMBA have been transmitted from generation to generation for centuries has been through the complex syllabic and vocal system of African languages. Teachers sang the rhythms to their students and the students practiced them.

The first expansion occurred in the 18th century by the Diola tribe who were traders. But it was in 1950 when the djembe became known all over the world thanks to the tour made by Les Ballets Africains of the Guinean Fobeda Keita. This group had a considerable impact and made the djembe known beyond its traditional borders. Migrations to Europe and the United States have also contributed to the popularization of this instrument.

Source: Instrumundo

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