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Summary: How to choose a Dun Dun African drum; get professional tips and advice on playing traditional West African percussion instruments in this free music lesson video.

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Michael Markus Michael Markus is the owner of Magbana Drum & Dance in New York City,
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Choosing a Dun Dun African Drum

MAN: Next to me is the [PH] dundun drums traditionally pronounced dun-un. There are three in a set, you have the [PH] "doundounba" which is the big one, the [PH] "sangban" which is the middle one, and the baby one they call the [PH] kenkeni. They're varied pitch from low to high. And three different people play it the same time. Each person, one drum, and that makes the melody and the base foundation of the West African djembe music. These are cow skins and they're hollowed out pieces of logs made out of [PH] Malina wood which is also referred to as white wood. It's a little bit softer wood. And that together makes the music really strong. Also, this music was meant to be played outside so they are large, loud drums. These are the dundun drums from Guinea, West Africa.

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