X8 Drums Blog
Drum Fashion: How to Dress Up your Djembe
Not that we would ever encourage “drum envy,” but, have you
ever noticed that some djembe drums have a little more going on than the rest?
We’re not talking the hand-carved djembes (although, those are pretty great) or
the djembes that come directly from Mali, Senegal or Ivory Coast.We mean the djembe drums that include a bit
more style and flair than the rest… the djembes that seem to know they’re the
boss of all drums, the warrior-styled djembe drums that take no prisoners.The djembe drum
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10th Sep 2019
Cajon Drums: the Essence of the Ninja... in a Box.
Everyone loves a good cajon drum. They’re like the ninjas of
the drum world, really. Sneaky little boxes that are full of rhythmic surprises
for all. Cajon drums have a long-standing history in Afro-Peruvian music and
are especially present in Flamenco… but, they are also pretty great in all
other types of music, too. That’s how they keep up their ninja skills, they
just sneak up on the beat in all their boxy glory, and as soon as you try to
get a better look, they pretend to be ordinary (
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10th Jan 2015