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djembe (/'ÊÉmbÉ, 'ÊÉmbeÉª/) The djembe is the goblet shaped drum from West Africa. Abdoul Doumbia, a Djembefola from Sgou in Mali explains that the word 'jembe' comes from two Bambara words, 'Din' which means unity and 'Bin' that signifies harmony. Variations on the spelling of djembe include jembe, dynbe, djimbe, guiembe, jimbe and yembe.
Depending on the size of the djembe, the exact center of the head may be a node, or dead spot, so practice playing slightly off center for the bass. For faster playing practice making a full bass sound by only moving the hand toward the middle of the drum just until the base of the palm is past the bearing edge.