Beginning Djembe: Essential Tones, Rhythms, & Grooves

Markus, Michael

ISBN 10: 0876391684 / ISBN 13: 9780876391686

Published by Berklee Pr Pubns, 2016

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pap/psc edition. 43 pages. 12.00x9.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beginning Djembe: Essential Tones, Rhythms, & Grooves
• Publisher: Berklee Pr Pubns
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876391684
• ISBN 13: 9780876391686
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

(Berklee Guide). Learn to play djembe! This hands-on workshop will help you produce a good sound, play with healthy technique, and learn the essential concepts, sounds, and rhythms of West African djembe drumming. Extensive play-along online videos will help you practice every technique in the context of a traditional African djembe ensemble. Teaches: correct, effective djembe playing technique and posture; three fundamental sounds of the djembe: bass, slap and tone; exercises and play-along videos to help you develop good tone, facility, and memorize essential rhythms and their variations; traditional djembe rhythms from different regions: Sofa, Dundungbe, Soli, Guinea, Fare, Kuku, Mane, and Sinte; notated djembe ensemble parts, including for djembes and dunduns; techniques for soloing; historical, regional, and traditional cultural conext of the djembe; how to tune, maintain and care for your djembe; and more! Video clips are accessed online using the unique code in each book.