Rhythm House Drums is well known for custom hand drums. All the experience I have gained in building the drums from the ground up has lead me to a great understanding of what it takes to pull a specific sound out of any drum. There is no aspect of repairing a djembe that I have […]
Wow, So I just got back from a weekend long workshop put on by TTM Winston Salem and held in Atlanta Georgia (technically Decatur, but who has heard of that place?)? I drummed a total of about 12 hours, learned a lot, met some neat people and reconnected with a few old friends.? Most […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
