Mamady Keita:Official site of master drummer Mamady Keita. Biography, discography, filmography, and a calendar of events and workshops.
The WAP Pages:West-African Percussion rhythms from Guinea and surrounding countries: notation and soundfiles of about 100 rhythms.
A Guide to the Jembe: Eric Charry's famous article on the history and evolution of the djembe in West Africa.
African Drum Rhythms Educational Tools: Online rhythm exchange "S.H.A.R.E."; Notation playback freeware and djembe font to download; Information about instructional books and CDs by Lennart Hallstrom.
Beenhakkers Percussion: Percussion workshops for team building, community building, conferences, celebrations, companies and (big) groups; in Central and Northern Europe.
Bongocentral - Ethnic Percussion and Gifts: Selling instruments and skins; Elaborate guide to re-skinning hand drums.
Cultural Context for Djembe Rhythms: List of rhythms with their background (country, ethnic group, occasion for playing)
Djembé Dramé: West African percussion and dance classes and workshops in the Netherlands, mostly Amsterdam, and Senegal.
Djembe and Mande Music: About the drumming, culture and other musical traditions of the Mande peoples of West Africa, with articles, rhythms, CD liner notes, references, reviews, and links to other sites.
Djembe Boom Boom: Notations of rhythms with some audio samples; Illustrated photo-guide to reskin a djembe.
Djembe Dunun Drumset: Maarten Schepers' website, about his book "Djembe Dunun Drumset, traditional Malinke rhythms and drumset adaptation", djembe and dunun classes in South of France.
Djembe-L FAQ - West African Percussion Resource for Djembe: A compendium of the Djembe, including Frequently Asked Questions about the djembe, from re-skining to playing, chanting and dancing.
Djembe.co.uk: Community site with discussion forum, chat, calendar, links, and listings of workshops.
Djembefola: Ireland based community site and West African percussion resource, providing free video lessons.
Djimbefoland: Introduction on playing. List of instruments with pictures. List of books, CDs, videos and links. Glossary.
Drumrhythms.com E-learning center: On-line Lessons for percussion with video, audio, and notation available several formats; some free demo lessons (requires Flash).
Dunun: Freelance webdesigner's showcase, with photos and video snippets (requires Flash player or plugin).
Fore-Fote: African Djembe Drumming, Music and Dance in Black and White: African djembe drumming, music, dance performance and instruction from Guinea, West Africa. Official site of the Fore-Fote band, including video material.
Gamton Records / Publishing: Djembe and other world music. With juke-box to listen to samples.
Hawkdancing African Djembe Drums: Online shop selling African Djembe drums, accessoiries, and supplies. Offers extensive instructions for repairing and (re)heading a Djembe.
Keur Djembe African Drum Shop: Drum Shop in Brooklyn selling hand-crafted african drums and instruments. Djembe, sabar, djun djun, talking drum, balafon, shekere, calimba, kora. We specialize in djembe repairs and classes. Also, drum bags and other accessories are available.
Liewil's Djembe Pages: History of the djembe and the traditional rhythms, CD reviews, book reviews, maintenance tips and photos taken at concerts.
Mailing List Djembe-L @Yahoo: Mailing list dedicated to ongoing development and maintenance of a knowledge base regarding the drum and dance musical culture of West Africa.
Mali crossover: Instructions of how to do a modified Mali weave using a 4 vertical cross-over pattern for tuning (with illustrations).
Online Resource Guide: Comprehensive, open, and interactive links guide to the on-line djembe community.
Percussion Inibara: Multi-lingual site. Instructions on re-skinning a djembe and a dundun, with photos. The band Inibara (Netherlands).
RadioceRos - Mamady Keita - Video: Extensive video material recorded at a Sewa Kan concert in France in 2001.
Rhythms For Djembe And Friends: Some traditional, some new rhythms, notated in several formats (i.a. ASCII, GIF, PNG, PDF, and PS) including sound samples in MIDI, MP3, and OGG and links to other sites.
Rhythmweb Djembe Page: This page on the rhythmweb devoted to the djembe contains a nice selection of information and links to start surfing the web.
Rootsy Records: Djembe Record Label and Resource Site devoted to traditional djembe drumming. Educational material and field recordings of master drummers. Sound samples and video clips.
S.H.A.R.E. - Server Hosted African Rhythm Exchange: Nice attempt to bring together all djembe rhythm notation sources on the web.
Skin to Skin: Drumming ensemble based in Dorset. Classes and workshops. Guide to re-skinning a djembe.
Southall, Chris: Provides information about tuning and reskinning a drum, building geodesic dome tent, workshops, camps and items for sale.
Tam Tam Mandingue USA - School of Djembe: Non-profit organization founded by Mamady Keita offering classes, workshops, and performances, and instructional material for purchase.
The J&V Percussion Site: Selling the J&V Percussion Generator, light version is freeware. Percussion catalogue with rhythm notations.
Tubab Muso Westafrican Percussion: Instructions, teaching material, rhythms, sound samples, and links to software (requires Javascript).
VoyeuRhythmic - African Percussion: Drum (djembe and other) and dance classes in Melbourne, Australia. Biography of the founder.
Vuka Vuka: Website of the French band Vuka Vuka who plays traditional Manding music. Lots of video material on concerts and rehearsals.
Yankadi: Site about Djembe and hand drumming with tips and instructions for buying, tuning, and playing.
Yelemba d'Abidjan: Official site of the percussion and dance group Yelemba from Abidjan - Ivory Coast. With audio and video samples.
Yembe: Mandingo Percussion School in Switserland. RealAudio samples, Daniel Genton's study method (books and CDs), background information on some rhythms, the band Takosaba.