So this is a little bit of a “How to record a Djembe” and a little bit more of “This is how I record hand drums, you should find you’re own method.” 🙂 I say this meaning, I’m not pro.. so take this for what it is. I also am comparing a few mics so […]
One challenge I’m always faced with is getting a good product photo. I sell mostly online and I know how important a good photo and presentation are. Especially with hand drums, people like to hear them before they buy, so I have to make sure the photo is as good as it can be when […]
This past weekend I went up to Asheville, NC to attend a performance and private drumming workshop with Bolokada Conde. From Wikipedia — Moussa Bolokada Conde is a master drummer, expert of Malinke rhythms, and one of the world’s best djembe players. He joined the Les Percussion du Guinee to replace the legendary Momoudy Keita […]
I am extremely happy with the outcome of this djembe! Everything worked together just as I hoped it would. The contrast with the Maple and Bloodwood is beautiful, the resin inlay is almost a perfect match for the bloodwood, and the grey rope really adds to the overall theme. I used a black fabric with […]
SHEA Movement is a local West African Dance Community here in Charlotte.? I’ve known about them for a while and have attended a few classes in the past when they have brought in djembefola for drum lessons. Every Tuesday evening they have a dance class at the World Dance Center in Charlotte, NC and I […]
I finally got around to finishing up this Vegetarian friendly Djembe… I’m impressed!? If you listen carefully, you can tell it’s a synthetic skin, but it sounds super sweet!? I do a few “special” techniques a bit different when putting the synthetic head on a djembe.? Building the walnut shell allowed to build the shell […]
Not a huge update here.. just a small follow up. I loved the way this black walnut djembe finished up.? I used a new technique for finishing walnut wood which consists of flooding the surface with danish oil and then sanding in a circular pattern with 400 grit wet/dry sand paper.? This creates a slurry […]
FINALLY… I finished this beautiful djembe shell.? I’m so happy with the way it came out.? The bloodwood contrasts excellent with the hard maple and the inlay matches the bloodwood really well.? The detail I was able to get with the inlay was really good.? Inlace instructions suggests 1/8″ by 1/8″ min. width and depth.? […]
Ok, this isn’t really part one outside of the internet…? I’ve been at this build for a while so I will probably only have a few parts to this vegan djembe build. I build quite a few of these vegan/vegetarian friendly djembes and ashikos.? Hopefully you’ll find the following interesting… just the basic process of […]
I recently got an order for a vegetarian friendly djembe. It’s a total custom build using American black walnut wood and I’m doing some simple carvings at the base. I actually do a lot of these vegan/vegetarian djembes and ashikos so I thought this would be a great addition to my drum building blog to […]
