| The traditional percussion instruments in Diallo's ensemble include the djembe and a small, loud Senegalese drum called the mbalax. |
| I thought about how different my life would be if I spent more time sitting under trees learning about the djembe. |
| Fascinated by African percussion instruments, he had been to Mali a decade earlier to learn the difficult skill of djembe playing. |
| Ryan and his band whip up an infectious jam session blending acoustic guitar, electrified slide guitar, djembe drums, stomp box, blues harp and acoustic bass. |
| There are 230 drummers, mostly banging on riempie drums, with a core unit of 15 bigger djembe drums carrying the sound. |
| There is little doubt that the djembe has found its place in the great orchestra of the world. |
