Links
Tuning etc.
http://www1.tip.nl/~t968103/yankadi/tuning.htm ..........How to tune your Djembe.
http://www.drums.org/djembefaq/v9n.htm .................An essay by Szczepan Holyszewski using Newton's principles to explain why it's not the heat from a fire that raises the pitch of a drum skin but the dryness of the air.
Drumming community/Portals
The portal for djembe fanatics in the UK. Lists of djembe and dunun workshops, djembe teachers, djembe videos and sound files. Free classifieds, forum, chatbox etc.
A performing arts organisation dedicated to exploring the world of West African Drum and Dance.
Sewa-education uses both traditional and modern teaching techniques to bring the joy of West African music and dance to communities in the UK.
http://www.african-drumbeat.co.uk/ .........Great site -Mp3s, info on teachers, drum groups/circles, classes, workshops, drum makers, etc.
http://www.fundrums.com The home of Djembe Ireland.com and much more.
http://www.drumcall.net They organise the best African drumming events I have been to in the UK
DjembeL FAQ If you have a question djembe related post it on this very active Yahoo group.
African music
http://www.bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/rhodges/html/Ear.html ............Drum Is the Ear of God: Africa's Inner World of Music
