djembe
Britishnoun
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He closed this song with a dynamic djembe beat, moving through multiple time signatures.
From Los Angeles Times
To help him make ends meet, the drummer Billy Hart got him a gig playing the djembe for a physical therapy dance class at a nursing home in Harlem.
From New York Times
Prospering Backyards invited percussionist Rude Calderón to play a djembe drum, because they feel the process is a form of healing for the earth.
From Los Angeles Times
In the center were percussion instruments of all kinds from shakers to bongos and djembe drums.
From Seattle Times
Partly that was for replicability: They didn’t want any opera company stymied by the requirement of a special banjo or djembe player.
From Los Angeles Times
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