A Djembefola is considered as: worthless, good-for-nothing, ignorant, idiot, stupid, incapable, mokolankolo, waste of the society, frivolous personality, not trustworthy. Nobody wants to bring into the world a Djembefola. A Djembefola hasn't the right to speak when the discussion is about serious matters. It is an insult to be treated as a Djembefola. Hey! Who are you? You are nothing but a Djembefola.
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!
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!
Ibrahima Camara and Safal performing Dunyubayante. Ibrahima Camara and Safal fuse many types of music including mbalax, Afropop highlife, soukous, funk...
Abdou Kounta, one of my most important and influential djembe teachers, taught at Lisangua ya Bato, a Dance and Drum Camp held annually for over 15 years, in the heart of New York's Catskills.