martinledjembefola writes, "I'm a musician and percussionist who has a passion for Africa and drums, especially djembe." He generously uploaded 16 djembe rhythm notations, 4 djembe lessons, and a legend for reading the notations, to Scribd ...11 months ago...and I'm the first to "like" his posts! Can you believe it? What riches he gave us!
A place to buy decent djembes, goatskins, shells, and a fine metal gripper-puller thingie that saves your hands when pulling ropes on your "mali weave." Some good links, too.
The djembe drum has its origin in the empire of Mali, which was founded by the Malinke (or Manding) people around the 13th century. It was situated in parts of the present-day countries Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia and Senegal.
Mathieu Charrois is from Montréal, QC. He's been playing since 2004, and has picked up a lot of solo phrases from Mamady Keita and other djembefola... His lessons are fantastically explicit, with audio mp3s, notation, and detailed explanation. Wonderful resource!
Le kassa est un rythme Malinke très connu de la Guinée orientale. Le mot kassa signifie: silo à grains. Joué lors des récoltes dans les villages. Les musiciens jouent pour les cultivateurs qui sont souvent loin de leur village, et la musique les aide à travailler.
http://www.martinledjembefola.com
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