djembe

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The trio uses a multitude of instruments - kazoo, trombone, rain stick, thumb piano and an African drum called a djembe, to name a few - but acoustic guitar, electric bass, percussion and flute "tend to show up a lot," Caran said.

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  • Attendees will enjoy performances by Hooked on Drums, an urban youth group performing African djembe drumming. —  American Library Association Recent Press Releases
  • This is a blues-rock band, but with djembe and tablas. —  Taipei Times
  • It's only natural that he is drawn to the instrument - he plays the djembe (an African hand drum) at home in Galway.
  • "The djembe is a simpler instrument, the tabla sharper, and more complicated in rhythm," he observes.
  • The djembe, a wooden instrument with a goatskin stretched across the head, resembles a large goblet.
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