Djembes also recognized as jembe, jenbe, djimbe or yembe, can be seen being played almost everywhere in a drum circle. These hand drums are skin covered, shaped like a large chalice. These musical instruments are played with bare hands. The frame or the shell of the instrument is covered by a membrane or drumhead.

The origin of Djembe is credited to Guinea, West Africa. In fact, it has become an essential part of their local music and traditions. Traditionally, Africans believes that Djembe helps in opening their hearts for everyone they meet. They respect the strangers. They believe that Djembe forces them onto a spiritual path. Djembe is most widely played in Guinea, The Ivory Coast and Senegal. In most recent times Ben Harper, an American artist, has made this musical instrument even more popular in the mainstream.

Djembes can produce a wide variety of tones, the main reason being its chalice shape, the inner structure, the density of the wood and the skin. The most important tones used in Djembes comprise "bass", "slap" and "tone". Bass is when you bounce your hand off the center or near the center of the drum. The slap is the most complex tone to master. And the tone is the voice of the drum, the artist bounce his hand off the edge of the drum head. These actually are quiet enough to make the drum sing. The sounds created by the instrument are rich in harmonics with sharp slaps and deep bass.

The djembe are also recognized as magical drum, the Devil Drum and mushroom shaped drum. In music, everything begins with singing first and same is the case with drumming. The drummers gradually mix with the singing composition. Gradually drumming accelerates the tempo. A good djembe drummer is the one who maintains a good balance of speed and strength.

The dynamic bass, crisp slaps, ringing tones and the light weight of these drums makes Djembe extremely popular. Djembe has become an essential commodity in the contemporary world. It has developed into a commodity for sale and drum lovers from all over the world are want to buy the buy the best instrument to satisfy their passion. We have a wide range of both traditional as well as modern Djembes for these music enthusiasts. In this competitive business world, we promise you the best quality.