How to play a bass sound – Video Summary
Greetings! Today, we’re going to revisit our Bass Technique video, which covers how to play the djembe bass sound – you can find this video, along with the other technique videos, in the Technique > Djembe Technique section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/technique/djembe-technique/ We thought it would be a good idea to develop a blog series where […]
Advanced 12/8 Solo Idea – Video Summary
Yo Dawg. In this post, we’re going to revisit our 12/8 Soloing – Licks – One Tone, Two Slaps video, which is one of our advanced videos containing solo ideas – you can find this video in the Soloing > Improvised Soloing Tips and Ideas section of African Drumming Online: https://africandrummingonline.com/soloing/improvised-soloing-tips-and-ideas/ We thought it would be a […]
Increase your independence and get Rhythm Power – Video Summary
Hello! We thought it would be a good idea to develop a blog series where we take some of our most popular free videos, and distill the info into text form as best we can. Different people learn in different ways, so we hope this helps some of you! Today, we’re going to revisit our […]
Drumming in Africa – Guest Post by Kathryn
Afrіса іѕ саllеd thе “drum continent,” bесаuѕе іt’ѕ hоmе to ѕо mаnу types оf dіffеrеnt drums as to make it difficult tо name thеm аll. Pеrсuѕѕіоn іѕ thе fоundаtіоn оf Afrісаn muѕіс. Drums іn Afrіса аrе mаdе by hand, аnd drum рlауіng іѕ a large раrt оf thе culture. I gathered together some common aspects […]