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West Africa Drum Live Session

by Musical Mindset

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Meditation
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Manjou leads with a drum rhythm from West Africa, Musical Mindset, and friends accompanying with percussion. Most African melodies are based on a “limited number of pitches” - four, five, six, or seven-note SCALES and are normally short and simple, often expanded by Repetition and Improvisation. There are three ways to strike the head in djembe drumming: slap, bass, and tone. Slap: Slap sounds make the highest-pitched sounds on the djembe. Hit the edge of the drum with a slight curvature in your fingers. Bass: Bass sounds are the lowest pitches on the djembe. ... Tone: Tone sounds are medium-pitched.

AfricaDrummingLive SessionMusicPercussionAfrican MusicMusic TheoryRepetitionImprovisationDjembe

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4.8 (121)

Recent Reviews

Luana

July 9, 2025

Eu amo essa música. Me dá energia, disposição e ao mesmo tempo, me dá calma. 💖

Mary

March 16, 2024

That was perfect. I focused on the low beat throughout as an anchor and it really helped me feel grounded even as the other drums around the lowest went faster and faster.

Josh

February 16, 2024

Loved it so much so beautiful tribal spiritual and authentic!!! Great job!! Ase!!

Catherine

January 24, 2024

Wow, thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Thi opened a portal for me into light language. That was very cool. Thank you🙏🏻🌟✨🌟💫🌟🙏🏻

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