Basic playing skills of African drum

Bass: Hit the middle part of the drum head with the center of gravity on the entire palm.

Treble: Hit the edge of the drum with your thumb outside and the other four fingers spread wide.

Alto: Hit the edge of the drum with your thumb outside and the other four fingers together.

Next, you need to learn to read music. The number 1 represents the right hand, and 2 represents the left hand. The letter B stands for bass, S stands for treble, and T stands for midrange.

When playing two rhythms with the left and right hands, you can also play with one hand; the high S can be replaced with the middle T.

African drum:

African drum is a common name that usually refers to the Djembe (Jembe drum, Jianbei drum) from West Africa. It is a representative musical instrument of the Manding culture in West Africa. Traditionally, Djembe is played with bare hands and has three main tones: low, medium and high. It needs to be coordinated with Dunun (dundun drum) to play drum music related to specific life scenes to accompany dancers and singers. Now Djembe has spread all over the world, playing its unique value in different fields of music and training.

Usage introduction:

The main feature of African drumming is that its musical properties can be widely used in special festive occasions. For example, Yagba Odienne is a must-have song for concerts, weddings, festivals, etc., while Yankadi is a warm welcome melody. Listening to African music with rich rhythm changes, you will experience the mysterious and special national style!

Drums are a popular musical instrument in black Africa and are also known as the soul of African traditional music.

The functions and uses of drums are diverse in Africa. In addition to being used for music, they are sometimes also symbols of ethnicity, tribes or religions, or used to convey various messages, the so-called "talking drums". African drums have their own national characteristics, and are unique in terms of materials, shapes and playing techniques.