- Wed May 28, 2014 12:59 am
#34376
that is a senegalese djembe. the wood is dimba, most likely, almost every senegalese djembes are. I have one like that. These drums are mostly made to export, to sell to europeans. I found some in Brazil also. In Brazil, for instance, I saw some senegalese drums that looked nicer that what I usually see here in Portugal, and, as some might look nicer on the outside, it's on the inside that you realize that the major concern of building the djembe was an appealing look so it sells to anyone, even someone who doesn't play djembe, but wants to buy it because it's a beautiful object from african craftwork.
Nevertheless, although the interior of the bowl is very irregular, there are some, or even most of these senegalese drums sound nice. I prefer one of these to those from indonesia and tailand.
Tidyfriday wrote:if anyone can tell me more about it eg.type of wood or where it may originate from
that is a senegalese djembe. the wood is dimba, most likely, almost every senegalese djembes are. I have one like that. These drums are mostly made to export, to sell to europeans. I found some in Brazil also. In Brazil, for instance, I saw some senegalese drums that looked nicer that what I usually see here in Portugal, and, as some might look nicer on the outside, it's on the inside that you realize that the major concern of building the djembe was an appealing look so it sells to anyone, even someone who doesn't play djembe, but wants to buy it because it's a beautiful object from african craftwork.
Nevertheless, although the interior of the bowl is very irregular, there are some, or even most of these senegalese drums sound nice. I prefer one of these to those from indonesia and tailand.