Thursday, December 13, 2007

Hooked on Drums' Djembe and Dundun Drums

All our drums are hand-crafted by master artisans in Africa. Our fleet, which includes drums we've been collecting for over twenty years, includes over seventy doundounba, sangban and kenkeni drums as well as around 30 djembes.

Things can get pretty chaotic in the Hooked on Drums Woodshed:

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But sooner or later, order is restored:


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And the drums return to the classroom:

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Here are some images of our drums in the making:



African Rhythm Traders has posted some great video footage of drummakers in Conakry:







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