Djembe - I need the best

[zwar]

ho blachikaze

lol

of course, you are right.

the best djembes i ever played on (and those are plenty) where made in germany, made from german wood and skins of german goats.
but built in tradional way and form, and that makes the difference. i dont know why, but none of the factorydjembes i played on (and those are plenty, too) ever gave me a sound comparable to what i am used to hear as djembe.

i am not romantic about drums, would always prefer congas to kpanlogo/apinti drums (if there is no request for african appearance on stage), but with djembe it seems as if the rod-tension just doesnt work propperly.

greetings

zwar

[Bachikaze]

ho blachikaze

lol

of course, you are right.

the best djembes i ever played on (and those are plenty) where made in germany, made from german wood and skins of german goats.
but built in tradional way and form, and that makes the difference. i dont know why, but none of the factorydjembes i played on (and those are plenty, too) ever gave me a sound comparable to what i am used to hear as djembe.

i am not romantic about drums, would always prefer congas to kpanlogo/apinti drums (if there is no request for african appearance on stage), but with djembe it seems as if the rod-tension just doesnt work propperly.

greetings

zwar

I would only get rope, myself. I don't know why. Maybe because I prefer my drums with as little metal as possible. Congas are an exception.

Although it could never match a wood-and-hide drum for tone quality, my Remo djembe, my first djembe, sounded great. I simply didn't expect it to sound like a traditional drum, but to have its own unique sound. Probably, drummers should approach all Remo "World Percussion" drums (and other factory drums) that way. My Remo klong yaw is fantastic and I doubt it sounds anything like a Thai drum.



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[akdom]

Sorry, but my 20 dollars djembe is from far the best djembe I have ever seen, heard and played during my 15 years or drumming.........


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[korman]

Zwar, sould you provide some links to custom makers or djembes in Germany?

There's also this theory that wood from our climatic zone will perform better here, because it is already accustomed to temperature and humidity changes of our climate.

[zwar]

ho korman

there is only one with website available.

AkomlaEngel

zwar

[JohnnyConga]

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[Congadelica]

Hell yeah , that boy is good .

Buckets a go go :p

CD

[CongaTick]

Oh yeah.

[Bachikaze]

HEY GUYS IF U WANT TO SEE SOME NEW YORK CITY "BUCKET DRUMMING" TYPE IN SEARCH AT YOUTUBE.COM THESE 2 WORDS CONNECTED

RAINERUNIQUE

......AND WATCH THIS ****!. his name is Larry Wright and he is ONE BADDASS!!!......"JC" Johnny Conga....

I first saw Larry Wright as a street performer in a 1990 photo in Mickey Hart's book, Planet Drum. I never expected to see him on YouTube and in Wikipedia.

[spiritdrum]

Hey folks.

SO I am upgrading my djembe and I figured some of you play it as well as congas.

My two cents.

check out the guys at www.drumskulldrums or rootsyrecords.com. I can vouch for both the quality their business and the quality of these drum. All drums come directly from African and are headed and refinished in the states.

If you are going to play djembe, play a real djembe from Africa.

lisa