Djembe Travelling Drum

Percussion instrument originating in antique Mandinga, in the locality of Bamako (Mali) and Kankan (Guinea). From here it migrated to Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso, forming an integral part of the music and traditions of the zone.

Made from a wooden trunk carved into the form a wine glass. Goat skin is tensed by ropes and knots. I construct them with different kinds of wood: pine, avocado, mango, weeping willow, sujo, ochoa, blanquillo (native to Bolivia), etc. Personalized hand carved and hand painted designs.