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djembe

British  
/ ˈdʒɛmbɛ /

noun

  1. a W African drum played by beating with the hand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 2002 race provided Bourgi with another colourful story, when a representative of Burkinabe leader Blaise Compaoré arrived in Paris with a large sum of money concealed in djembe drums.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

In the center were percussion instruments of all kinds from shakers to bongos and djembe drums.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

Montreal’s Cirque Kalabanté Productions is unveiling “Afrique en Cirque” to Guinean djembe rhythms April 13 at Tohu.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

The percussion section is extensive and multicultural, including a large Japanese taiko drum and an African djembe.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2019

Tanasia goes and sits at the other end of the table, on the other side of Spike, who has paused her conversation with Lara about the djembe to raise her eyebrows at me.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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