Percussion

At a glance 1. What is a djembe? The djembe (pronounced JEM-bay) is a single-headed, goblet-shaped hand drum associated with Mandé musical traditions in West Africa. It is played with the hands and can produce low bass notes, open tones and sharp slaps. The name is often linked in oral accounts to the phrase anke djé, anke bé, interpreted

The Hang is a hand-played metal instrument developed by PANArt in Bern, Switzerland. It is sometimes called a “Hang drum”, although PANArt uses the name Hang for its original creation; “handpan” is a broader name commonly used for related instruments from other makers. The Hang developed through experiments around 1999–2000 and was introduced to a