spent years finding the drum i love and yesterday my head split why i was at work not even playing.i have alarge djembe and love it tigh sounds like a snared...
Hi all, I know that fish skins are used for some middle eastern doumbeks etc. but I have no idea which fish that is and how it is used or prepared and also...
hi merlin and all you can try contacting mid east manufactuing which is located in melbourne fl and ask them, they sell fish skins shorty [Non-text portions of...
You might try contacting Mark Stone at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan at stone@... He taught it to me in one of his classes, but I lost my...
Hi Dennis I rehead doumbeks with fish skin I buy at mid-east.com. They look like they are processed like goat skin, inner flesh scrapped off and dried. I...
The most well known traditional fish skin for doumbeks is sturgeon,but some local skins are used as well. Someone who I think may be on either this line, the...
DJEMBE DRUMMING DAY WORKSHOPS With Irie Bi Do from Ivory Coast APRIL 2006 Sat 29th Intermediate Sun 30th Beginners 10.30am to 4.00pm at Stark Hill, Edge, Nr...
I use fish skins on doumbeks and other instruments. Unlike Jim, I put the rough side (the fish's exterior) on the outside and take off the stubble and any...
Shorty, where are you buying your rope these days? I need to get a couple of spools. Pete Oxford, OH PS I'd like to make it to Bark Bash this year, but...
Peter E. Carels
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Apr 8, 2006 6:59 am
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<<...and used a <simple strap with a little lever thing (sorry unsure <of terminology) that you 'pump' to tighten the strap...>> Greetings, The strap you...
The UW Stout Hand Drumming Club, Menomonie, Wisconsin presents: FREE African Drum and Dance Workshops with Michael Markus - African drum rhythms Saturday,...
Babatunde Olatunji was a virtuoso of West African percussion.His 1959 album "Drums of Passion" was a worldwide smash hit. He received a Grammy Award in 1991...
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to give you all a heads up on some major updates from my export biz here in Bamako, Mali: 1) Credit card processing is now very easy...
The Mountain Rythym Drum Making Experience - <http://www.tanglefootlodge.com/calendar.htm> Coming August 11 - 23, 2006!! Whether you are a long time drummer or...
Mountain Rythym
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Apr 8, 2006 7:01 am
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Hi everyone, The Distant Drums website is now up, visit http://www.distantdrums.co.uk to have a look. We are doing a special offer just now of a FREE FITTED...
Calling all drummers . . . Drumming up drummers: Ingenuity, Cleveland's arts and technology festival, is looking for drummers to take part in its Thursday,...
When I said "fish heads don't seem to be as strong" it was a poor choice of words. The sturgeon seems to stretch more than goat under tension, but the skate...
Hey Jim, are you talking about the aluminum "Alexandria" type drums? If so, how do you mount a natural fish skin on one of those instead of the mylar heads...
Reminder from the Calendar of djembe-l http://groups.yahoo.com/group/djembe-l/cal The Legends of West Africa Monday April 10, 2006 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm (This...
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Apr 9, 2006 11:26 pm
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Legends of West Africa is winding up the last three weeks of its Spring USA tour. The ensemble, under the artistic direction of Mamady Keita and Moustapha...
Philip Booth
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Apr 10, 2006 6:53 am
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Friends, **No regular drum classes tonight or Tuesday due to Legends Performances** My final appeal and I will give your email a rest! I have spend my life...
Reminder from the Calendar of djembe-l http://groups.yahoo.com/group/djembe-l/cal The Legends of West Africa Tuesday April 11, 2006 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm (This...
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Apr 10, 2006 11:26 pm
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Hi Barry Yes the Alexandria style drums. I keep one in the original plastic head, but I really don't like the sound of plastic. And I have tried everything, ...
Sorry, this is not djembe-related, but a spin off from the fish skin discussion. I quote the ... I have one of these mylar Alexandria style drums, and the...
