The Djembe Drum

The ‘Sounds’ series by Gio Israel is a window to the worlds’ tribal musical traditions & last remaining musical masters of our time.
The Djembe, or “Yembe” in its traditional name, means “unity” and is considered the great musical “unifier” of all the African drums. This fundamental percussion instrument sits in the throne of most musical styles coming from West Africa and since have made its way to the heart of main stream music as its vastly used in funk, pop, soul and even rock music productions.
The Djembe produces three main sounds – The bass, The tone and a slap, these percussive notes are played in endless combinations as beautifully demonstrated in this pack recorded by the great Senegaly percussionist, Malik Saw.

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