Advanced Djembe Drum Solos | African Drums

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Speaker 1: Here is another idea for an intermediate or advanced solo idea to play it on the djembe with the accompaniment. I'm gonna play a basic djembe accompaniment and master drummer Mbemba Bengora it's gonna play a little bit more of a complicated idea so that you can learn how to play over the music. That's sounds kind of hard, can you explain that?

Speaker 2: Yes, it's hard, but is a little different because this one you go with a tone, tone, slap, tone. You go back with tone, tone, slap, tone, then it's slap, tone, slap, tone, slap, tone, slap, tone, slap.

Speaker 1: Show me how that goes.

So here's the beat. One more. That's excellent. Now we're gonna go a little bit faster, this way you can get some really good exercise on the djembe. Here we go. Same phrase. And that's an intermediate to advanced solo phrase for the djembe.

[Midire]

This video brings fond memories of my primary school to mind. We had a music class with maybe 20 or 30 Djembes and a teacher who knew a lot about playing them, in Finland. We'd have almost 30 10 year olds playing 3 or 4 beats in groups simultaeously. It was just awesome. Honestly, hearing this just brings a fond tear to my eye.

[firewireo]

You see how they are smiling and enjoying it? that's why I love drums and percussion, they make you smile no matter what, you and the audience. Whether you're a novice or a pro with some 40+ years experience, you will always smile and enjoy playing music with these instruments. Peace.

[lestrum]

Love it. No frills, very anchored and just showy enough to impress an audience/ onlooker.

[njabulonzimande]

Mbemba sir your “complicated idea “ is still the best in 2019. It’s a foundation of ama piano in South Africa.

[sizwendlanzi]

There's no one, literally no one that plays percussion with a It's the POSITIVE

[campine]

2:00 The overtones are insane.. really tells you how much he knows his own instrument. I bet it isnt just some djembe the camera team've given him. Theres a melodi on top of his solo.

[juniorpena]

Thanks for you video...well done.  I am a conga player, and just recently getting into the Djembe. I must say, I love the sound.  Once again, thanks for your video.

[MrSomeday]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talents.

[Georgia-Vic]

Yes awesome is right, with just a little more practice in the rudaments I will be able to use add that to my repratoir and use it with accompaniments in drum circles because I adore overtones and polyrhythms that are just not possible playing solo as I do now.Ive been playing since 2004 and have had many dJembe's but I now own a Rythym Tech 12" key tuned and want to find other people in Southern Colorado by the Summer of 2020 to play in groups with.

[chrisbeddows]

I would to record that higher pitched hit and layer it over a snare for styles like dnb..
It would add such a ring

[thewovenpath]

YO WHAT!!!! This is sick. and hard but doable.. its just fast.

[dewabantu]

The skins used on those drum heads are from?

[samkishuka]

what's the name of that guy the black one

[pandamonium]

No sound. I'm going to try to learn this by just watching.

[ahmadtheaviationlover]

How come African countries don't have any string instruments like guitar