Djembe; The Best Hand Percussion

Djembe is one of the many popular percussion instruments of the present age. Djembe can be played by various kinds of society both from children to adults. Nowadays, the djembe is also created with varied purposes such as to be crafts or souvenirs in many sizes and motifs, some of its products are suitable for exporting to other countries. This hand drum instrument is well-known to Indonesians. Plenty of contemporary Indonesian musicians prefer to choose musical rhythm wherein there is a collaboration with other instruments. In different places in Indonesia, we can easily find this type of instrument. Djembe is actually a very unique instrument. Its uniqueness lies in its constant rhythmic patterns and it is thunderous, sharp, shrill and rowdy sounds that seemingly can rise up primitive and magical energy.

    Based on the historical facts given by expert historians, djembe instruments is originally coming from the land of Africa. It is said that this kind of instrument can be found in different cultural societies in Africa with different given names. The names and functions are depending on the indigenous and tribes. For example, in the country of Mali, this percussion is used only at night for various celebrations, such as welcoming the full moon, the coming of spring, summer, harvest, winter, marriage, baptism and etc.

    It is said that the name "djembe" is actually originated from the name of a tree which is known as djembe which is can be found in plenty in Mali, Africa. The Djem tree is used to be the basic material for creating a Djembe drum. The gradual process of making djembe is quite easy and simple. The first thing that ought to be done is to cut down the tree trunk, then mold it in such a way until it becomes a cup-like shape. It is said that cutting down the tree must be accompanied by a special ritual so as to have a better result and to hinder us from any harmful accidence.

    Membranes that function as sounds producer can be made out of skins of goats, buffalos or antelopes. In order to create a high-quality membrane, it requires a very special stretching technique, after going through the process of drying a membrane or the skin is then fastened with a rope around the body of the wooden body. After these steps, then now we already have the djembe instrument as a whole.

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