African Drumming Archives - Preservation Hall Lessons

tags: African Drumming

The Break, African Drumming

Dunun Drums

African Drum Medleys

Meet Weedie Braimah

Congo Square: Creating Cultural Community Spaces

Weedie Braimah leads this lesson on djembe drumming traditions at Preservation Hall. In this lesson, students will be introduced to the djembe drum, oral traditions, and the ways in which the djembe is used in West African cultural celebrations and ceremonies.

Djembe Traditions

In this lesson, students will learn basic hand placement techniques for playing the djembe and drum maintenance with master percussionist and expert on African drumming, Weedie Braimah.

Djembe Techniques