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What is a djembe?

What is a djembe? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) A large, skin-covered drum played with the hands, used in West African and some fusion music.
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There is little doubt that the djembe has found its place in the great orchestra of the world.
Badji once spent two years on Jeju Island in South Korea, playing the djembe at the African Museum.
Fascinated by African percussion instruments, he had been to Mali a decade earlier to learn the difficult skill of djembe playing.
Their huge array of instruments includes guitars, banjo, mandolin, bass, piano, organ, tabla and djembe, making this gig a must for all lovers of acoustic driven music.
The ancient sound of African djembe drums can be heard outside office towers and health centers across the world.
The traditional percussion instruments in Diallo's ensemble include the djembe and a small, loud Senegalese drum called the mbalax.

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