In this Five(ish) Minute Drum Lesson, an ArtsEdge video from Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning, African percussionist Farai Malianga introduces two drums—the cajon and djembe —and discusses the djembe’s historical importance to the West African Mali Empire. The djembe is a loud drum made with goatskin, metal rings, rope or...
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