Djembe and Mande Music/Reference Section
(last revision 2004 March 14)
MANDE STYLE INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS,
TAPES, CDS AND VIDEOS
Mande
Style Instructional Books
Mande
Style Instructional Cassettes and CDs
Mande
Style Instructional Videocassettes
The following information was compiled and is maintained by Michael
Wall
( (808)737-3786 ) using both
personal resources and input from members of the Jembe-list.
These lists, while extensive, are not exhaustive and will be
periodically updated. You are strongly encouraged to (1) submit new
titles (please use the existing format and include all the details
including company, category and a brief review) and (2) provide missing
information for items on this list recording #, year, etc.) and submit
reviews if they are missing.
If you are interested in a particular item, and complete information
is not listed, feel free to contact Michael at ((808)737-3786),
who will be happy to check his personal library for the details (which
will also then be added to this reference). Michael would also be
pleased to receive notice of correction or comments in format, typos,
etc.
General Notes on Finding Recordings:
If you are moved to rush right out to purchase one of these recordings, please consider supporting your drumming community in the process. Much of media listed below is published either by the author or by small companies. PLEASE SUPPORT THEM DIRECTLY when at all possible. For those items only available from general sources consider trying to secure them from community members that have mail-order or retail outlets such as :
EARTHSHAKING MUSIC
543 Stokeswood Ave
Atlanta GA 30316
Email info@earthshakingmusic.com
http://www.earthshakingmusic.com
Scott Davidson Music
P.O. Box 7341
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone/Fax-302-529-1081
scodavdrum@aol.com
White Cliffs Media
5150 Mae Anne Ave. #213-208
Reno, NV 89523
Tel: 775-674-1671
Fax: 760-875-6202
Email: wcm@whitecliffsmedia.com
Web:
http://www.whitecliffsmedia.com
Failing that, try asking your local independently owned music store to order the recording for you. If all else fails the following sources should be able to order the tapes you are interested in:
Descarga Catalog
http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db
328 Flatbush Ave., Suite 180
Brooklyn, NY 11238 USA
(800) 377-2647 FAX (718) 693-1316
Africassette Music
http://www.africassette.com/~rsteiger
P.O. Box 24941
Detroit, MI 48224-0941 USA
(313) 881-4108 FAX (313) 881-0260
rsteiger@africassette.com
Eric Charry's List of CD Suppliers and Sources
http://www.wesleyan.edu/~echarry/cdsources.html
(Eric is an ethnomusicologist specializing in Mande music and is the
director of the Summer Jembe Institute series.)
Mande Style Instructional Books
|
TITLE |
African Percussion (Includes CD) |
|
AUTHOR |
Serge Blanc |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
Michael Wall (808)737-3786 |
|
TITLE |
Djembe for Beginners |
|
AUTHOR |
Drumdance Community Music and Education |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
Drumdance 11 Bank Rd, |
|
PHONE |
01524 64616 (Includes audiocassette) |
|
TITLE |
Anke Djé Anke Bé |
|
SUBTITLE |
djembe and dounou music from Mali, West Africa |
|
AUTHOR |
Abdoul Doumbia & Matthew Wirzbicki |
|
PUBLISHER |
3idesign, www.3idesign.org |
|
CONTACT |
matthewwirzbicki@gmail.com |
|
YEAR |
2005 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
17 photographs |
|
OTHER MATERIALS |
2 CDs |
|
ISBN |
0-9774844-0-8 |
|
PRICE |
$40.00 |
|
TITLE |
How to Play Djembe |
|
SUBTITLE |
West African Rhythms for Beginners |
|
AUTHOR |
Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby |
|
PUBLISHER |
Dancing Hands Music www.dancinghands.com 1 800 898-8036 |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
yes, CD INCLUDED |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$24.95 |
|
TITLE |
Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms |
|
AUTHOR |
Daniel Genton |
|
PUBLISHER
|
I.D. Music 29, rue de Bitche
(Paris La Defense) |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
TITLE |
African Drum Rhythms |
| SUBTITLE | For djembes, bass drums and bells |
|
AUTHOR |
Lennart Hallstrom |
|
PUBLISHER |
LH Rytmpedagog, Luntmakargatan 85 |
| SE-113 51 Stockholm, Sweden: Phone: 070-7254263 | |
| Email: lennart.hallstrom@djembe.net Website: www.djembe.net | |
| ILLUSTRATION | Yes, 3 Examples CDs included |
|
ISBN |
91-973262-2-4 |
| YEAR | 2000 |
| PRICE | $45 |
|
TITLE |
African Drum Rhythms Study Guide |
|
AUTHOR |
Lennart Hallstrom |
|
PUBLISHER |
LH Rytmpedagog, Luntmakargatan 85 |
| SE-113 51 Stockholm, Sweden: Phone: 070-7254263 | |
| Email: lennart.hallstrom@djembe.net
Website: www.djembe.net |
|
| ILLUSTRATION | No, Notation booklet included |
|
ISBN |
91-973262-3-2 |
| YEAR | 2000 |
| PRICE | $12 |
|
TITLE |
Djembe,doun-doun, sangba og kenkeni (vol 1 & 2) |
|
AUTHOR |
Borge Blume-Jensen |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
Danish |
|
TITLE |
Speaking Drum (With audio cassette) |
|
ARTIST |
Kalani |
|
PUBLISHER |
Kalani Music |
|
TITLE |
A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke |
|
ARTIST |
Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
|
PUBLISHER |
ARUN wwws.arun-verlag.de |
|
ISBN: |
3-927940-61-5 |
|
YEAR: |
1999 |
|
ILLUSTRATION: |
Yes, Instructional Cd Included |
|
TITLE |
West African Rhythms Sourcebook Vol 1 (With audio cassette) |
|
AUTHOR |
Martin Klabunde |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
|
TITLE |
Rhythmen und Lieder aus Guinea |
|
AUTHORS |
Famoudou Konate and Thomas Ott |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
|
|
|
|
TITLE |
West Afrikaanse Percussie |
|
AUTHOR |
Ponda O'Bryan |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
Molenaar Editions - Netherlands bakine@freeler.nl http://home.planet.nl/~bakine |
|
YEAR |
2000 Includes CD |
|
TITLE |
Djembe Workshop (in German only) |
|
AUTHOR |
Stephan Rigert |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
Stephan Rigert Steinerstrasse 20, |
|
TITLE |
West Afrikanische DjembeRhythmen (in German only) |
|
AUTHOR |
Stephan Rigert |
|
DISTRIBUTOR |
Michael Wall (808)737-3786 |
|
|
(12 separate companion practice tapes are also available.) |
|
TITLE |
The Djembe Guide |
| SUBTITLE - | for beginners & intermediate groups |
|
AUTHOR |
Ianto Thornber |
|
PUBLISHER |
Ianto Thornber, as 'Need to Know (Music Publications), |
| 14 Allerton Grange Vale, Leeds, LS17 6LT, UK | |
| tel ++44 113
269 7850 fax 113 245 9878 email ianto.thornber@virgin.net |
|
| DISTRIBUTOR | USA & Territories: Melbay Publications |
| DISTRIBUTOR | UK & Europe: See Publisher |
| also Soar Valley Music, Loughborough | |
| also Music Exchange, Manchester | |
| ILLUSTRATION | Photo & CD |
|
ISBN |
0-9538181-0-1 |
| YEAR | 2000 |
| PRICE | $24-95 / £19-95 |
| WEBSITE | www.thedjembeguide.com |
|
TITLE |
The
Djembe Guide Vol 2 (with CD) |
|
AUTHOR |
Ianto
Thornber |
|
YEAR |
2003 |
|
|
Need
to Know |
Mande Style Instructional Cassettes and CDs
|
TITLE |
Dunun (Jun-Jun) Rhythms 1 (CASSETTE) (djembe) |
|
AUTHOR |
Mabiba Baenge |
|
PUBLISHER |
Matanga (408) 459-0785 |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
TITLE |
Beginning West African Drumming |
|
SUBTITLE |
(CASSETTE) |
|
AUTHOR |
Chuck Cogliandro |
|
PUBLISHER |
MK Drum Center 188 Walker St., Atlanta, GA 30313 (404) 577-6842 mkdrum@avana.net |
|
TITLE |
Djemberhythmen from Guinea |
|
AUTHOR |
Jan Fuhlendorf |
|
PUBLISHER |
Ostermoor 3, D-25779 Hennstedt Phone:
04836 740 |
|
TITLE |
Djemberhythmen from Guinea Part 2 |
|
AUTHOR |
Jan Fuhlendorf |
|
PUBLISHER |
Ostermoor 3, D-25779 Hennstedt Phone:
04836 740 |
|
TITLE |
African Drum Rhythms Practice CDs 1-10 |
|
AUTHOR |
Lennart Hallstrom |
|
PUBLISHER |
LH Rytmpedagog, Luntmakargatan 85 |
| SE-113 51 Stockholm, Sweden: Phone: 070-7254263 | |
| Email: lennart.hallstrom@djembe.net Website: www.djembe.net | |
| YEAR | 2000 |
| PRICE | $12 each |
|
TITLE |
Drum! |
|
SUBTITLE |
(CASSETTE or CD ) How to Play the Rhythms of Africa & Latin America |
|
AUTHOR |
Geoff Johns |
|
PUBLISHER |
Sounds True Recordings |
|
TITLE |
Play Me the Rhythms for Jembe (Practice Companion) |
|
ARTIST |
Kalani |
|
PUBLISHER |
Kalani Music http://www.kalanimusic.com/ |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
TITLE |
West African Rhythms Sourcebook Vol 1 |
|
AUTHOR: |
Martin Klabunde |
|
DISTRIBUTOR: |
|
|
YEAR |
1999 |
|
TITLE |
A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke |
|
ARTIST |
Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
|
PUBLISHER |
ARUN www.arun-verlag.de |
|
ISBN: |
3-927940-61-5 |
|
YEAR: |
1999 |
|
ILLUSTRATION: |
Yes, Instructional Cd Included |
|
TITLE |
Le Djembe |
|
AUTHOR |
Ya M'Baye, Assane M'Baye |
|
PUBLISHER |
Africa Productions / Dianke Productions, Dakar Africaprod@aol.com (33) 01 65 00 79 |
|
TITLE |
Djembe Practice Tapes |
|
SUBTITLE |
(CASSETTE) Soli, Kassa, Kuku, Soko |
|
AUTHOR |
Michael Markus |
|
PUBLISHER |
Michael J Marcus Productions, |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$12.00 each / four separate tapes |
|
TITLE |
"Play-Along Series" (see review) |
|
SUBTITLE |
Djembe and Dunun Instructional and Practice CDs |
|
AUTHOR |
Michael Markus |
|
PUBLISHER |
Michael J Marcus Productions, |
|
YEAR |
2001 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$16 each, unless you buy 5 or more, and then they are $15 |
|
TITLE |
Djembe Drumming |
|
SUBTITLE |
(CASSETTE) |
|
AUTHOR |
Paulo Mattioli |
|
PUBLISHER |
African Percussion |
|
TITLE |
Djembe Rhythmen Teil 1 |
|
SUBTITLE |
(CASSETTE) |
|
PUBLISHER |
Afro Tou |
Mande Style Instructional Videocassettes
|
TITLE |
African Beats (Djembe) |
|
AUTHOR |
Kalani |
|
PUBLISHER |
Interworld instructional Video, |
|
YEAR |
1995 |
|
TITLE |
African Drumming (Djembe/Ashiko) |
|
AUTHOR |
Babatunde Olatunji |
|
PUBLISHER |
Interworld instructional Video, |
|
YEAR |
1995 |
|
TITLE |
Journey into Rhythm (djembe) 2 volumes |
|
AUTHOR |
Karamba Diabate |
|
PUBLISHER |
Third Ear Productions |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
TITLE |
Rhythms Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 1 |
|
AUTHOR |
Mamady Keita |
|
PUBLISHER |
Tam Tam Mandingue www.pragmasoft.be/mamady |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
TITLE |
Rhythms Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 2 |
|
AUTHOR |
Mamady Keita |
|
PUBLISHER |
Tam Tam Mandingue www.pragmasoft.be/mamady |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
TITLE |
Rhythms Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 3 |
|
AUTHOR |
Mamady Keita |
|
PUBLISHER |
Tam Tam Mandingue www.pragmasoft.be/mamady |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
TITLE |
Skin it, Tune it, Play it |
|
AUTHOR |
Paulo Mattioli |
|
PUBLISHER |
African Percussion |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
TITLE |
West African Djembe Drumming |
|
AUTHOR |
Paulo Mattioli |
|
PUBLISHER |
African Percussion |
|
YEAR |
1992 |
|
TITLE |
Hands On Drumming (Vol 1-4) |
|
AUTHOR |
Paulo Mattioli |
|
PUBLISHER |
African Percussion |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
TITLE |
Show me the Rhythms for the Dunun |
|
ARTIST |
Kalani |
|
PUBLISHER |
Kalani Music http://www.kalanimusic.com/ |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
TITLE |
Show me the Rhythms for the Jembe Vol 1 and 2 |
|
ARTIST |
Kalani |
|
PUBLISHER |
Kalani Music http://www.kalanimusic.com/ |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
TITLE |
Guinea, West African Dance |
|
ARTIST |
Alseny Soumah |
|
NUMBER |
V9963A |
|
COMPANY |
Jenny Angelacos Jangelacos@hotmail.com |
| YEAR: | 2001 |