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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.
Djembe drum. 1  They are usually made from wood, metal, earthenware or large gourds, which are hard-rinded fruit. 2  They come in different shapes - tubular drums, bowl-shaped drums and friction drums. 3  They come in different sizes. 4  They are played using hands or sticks or both.