Djembe vs. Conga | African Drums

[@spacejazz6272]

Djembe has one of the most satisfying sounds in world music

[@andresortiz5674]

Indeed

[@vikrantp8]

No...Indian Tabla has it ....go Nd search

[@tajulislam7798]

Stephan ikr

[@shongo01]

Can you extrapolate what you are alluding to (when you say you "disagree" with Mr. Barlow) ?? It sounds like you're picking a fight with him-- his comment was innocuous. It was much like someone complimenting the color of a painting. Then you come in and say "I disagree. The painter is great...the canvas that paint is applied to is a rough, matted surface....not bright or reflective. A thin sheet of ceramic paper with a frame, has better reflective qualities to provide more vibrant colors.

[@ArjunTrivedi.]

Watch my video and subscribe my channel I too play djembe kzbin.info/www/bejne/opu6gWN4odWLoc0

[@michaeljones3802]

I like how they sound together.

[@robfriedrich2822]

Bongos and Congas together can also sound great.

[@DidgeridooStudio]

Now, if there were also somebody playing the tabla.

[@temitopefaleti7053]

Same

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

I often combine two ethnic drums together (like Tablas and Djembe, or Doumbek and Timbales) and as long as you know what you’re doing, they can sound pleasant when combined.

[@MentalPistol]

Djembe and Conga together is like long separated cousins reuniting.

[@SankofaNYC]

That's pretty much it

[@temitopefaleti7053]

Well said

[@erikobanani]

More like the conga and the bougarabo though, much more similar.

[@hollowwallsendmiseryforest8709]

And djembe and darbouka

[@livefromplanetearth]

🫡

[@anindyadasgupta3537]

THE MORE I GET TO KNOW AFRICAN CULTURE , THE MORE I LOVE IT. AFRICA IS MY BRIGHTEST PART OF WORLD HERITAGE , RIGHT FROM MY CHILDHOOD. NA KUPENDE AFRICA. LOVE FROM BENGAL, INDIA.

[@gr8fruitsprouts440]

Listening to them both gave me the LITERAL tingles! They sound so wonderful apart, and together.

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

Thanks for this basic instruction and showing the differences between the two drums. A lot of people get them confused, so this helps.

[@664theneighbor5]

I have Djembe I got as kid & I used to think it was a conga. Learning that it was a Djembe helped me learn to play better rhythms & technique on it.

[@truthseeker000000]

Both make such beautiful sounds!

[@temitopefaleti7053]

Absolutely

[@GabrielGarcia-nb5zp]

If you are doing worship music, the djembe compliments the acoustic guitar very well! Even though I love the cajon and the congas, I prefer the Djembe for the pairing.

[@bendalondodakazi9938]

Wow! Lovely! I remember the pleasant sound of the Djembe and Congas in My Country South África. When I was a child I liked to dance when in the streets of Johannesburg City I listened to the musicians play. Thanks for the músic Masters. 🥰♥️🇿🇦💋

[@zeterzero4356]

Gave a character in dnd bongos and got me poking around for songs and such. Somehow ended up here and while these aren't the bongos I was looking for, they are still awesome and a sound I didn't know I needed in my life. Thanks for sharing guys!

[@apossessedwarlock-4386]

Thats really funny cause that's why I'm here too! I wan't to play a bard and I'm look around at different drums and there are so many cool drums I didn't know about!

[@onebadhombre7158]

Love how the Djembe sounds! Bright and crisp!

[@PDro11]

It's ALL from Africa, Cajon as well. Doesn't matter where it was created. Thank our ancestors for the gift they left and enjoy the music.

[@TheChapen]

Afro cuban who came from Africa brought the concept there with them. So your "originated" idea is falsewood. Do you think that English "originated" in Australia when Europeans arrived there? Do you think that is a coincidence that Conga, Samba, Bongo... are all African words?

[@PDro11]

Aleke Chapen Was this directed at me or the previous post?

[@TheChapen]

+DRO NOYB I was answering to Mariivoire who claims to know the "origine" of Conga.

[@PDro11]

Aleke Chapen Understood. I get what she is saying. The drum itself was created in Cuba, but you are also correct. The concept of the Conga drum is due to the knowledge of the Africans brought to Cuba. In other words, without Africans there would be no Conga either way.

[@MilitantExtremist]

goku what are you doing here?!?

[@bonzeroo]

Delightful video! It's really great to see folk having a complete blast playing their respective drums, even if it's only for a brief moment. Thanks for sharing this !

[@MyEyesBled]

Just imagine if politicians could enjoy working & communicating together as well as these two musicians do?

[@May52525]

America.... and other countries would be in a much better place.

[@julen9438]

@@May52525 America is a continent bruh

[@somonolivier1391]

@@julen9438 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@duscodick]

This is a horrible analog for policy making

[@MyEyesBled]

duscodick

[@FertassiFarah]

I really love the man at left he looks so happy, such a positive vibe :P

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Brethren, this is what what will make world peace. Bless you, both!

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Drums are the best instruments ever!!! Whether you're a contemporary drum set drummer (if that made any sense), or a traditional percussionist, the drums, in my opinion, give you a lot of options and liberties to use to your advantage!!! Drums are love. Drums are life!!! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@jamescarter8699]

So many types of tones come out of the Djembe. It is like a full drums and cymbols set at the tips of your fingers. And more easy to carry.

[@karasays01]

This is amazing! Just purchased a Djembe recently to improve my rhythm in my music

[@rylie5576]

1:13 WOW I HOPE EVERYBODY CAUGHT THAT

[@therian2218]

Lmaoooo

[@YaoEspirito]

They both sound very lovely. I would have mentioned, though, that a significant part of the difference in the sounds comes from the thin goat-skin on the Djembe, versus the thick cow-skin on the Conga.

[@brainsareus]

or goat skin

[@CondescendingOaf]

mano a mano Agreed. Also the shape of the drum as well as the thickness and type of wood it's made from. I used to make Ashiko style drums and used goat skins and there was a significant difference in sound (and weight...lol) from a half inch thick shell to a 1 inch thick shell as well as a difference from a soft wood (like pine) to a hard wood (like maple).

[@Andre-hk1mz]

Creo que se podria hablar también un poco sobre la historia de los instrumentos. Aunque estean hoy muy difundidos la conga es un instrumento afrocubano, viene y carga una historia y una identidad. El djembe tambiém tiene su historia y su contexto. Creo que seria muy interesante presentar también este encuentro, que no es solo sonoro pero de culturas y trayectorias

[@kanashawnee]

Pure African and Afro-Cuban...it's all beautiful!

[@yudahel8521]

Dawn Eshelman It's only Cuban, no need for the afro

[@xtine3080]

Yudah El Afro Cuban is needed considering the fact Cuba is mostly white. The instrument is from Afro Cubans.

[@listenup2882]

@@yudahel8521 Afro Cuban. Most people downplay the vast African contribution to Cuban and "Latin" music. They need to be reminded.

[@listenup2882]

@@xtine3080 mostly mixed.

[@Callebravo]

Why don’t we just call it Latin percussion?

[@babah1951]

I would have preferred it if the conga player had played a real conga from Africa. It would have matched up better with the Djembe' for this demonstration. The difference being the African Conga has pegs on the side of the drum instead of metal for tuning the drum. This give it and entirely different tone when played. The Djembe' is from Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Ivore' de Cote'. The Conga is from Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Upper Volta, Congo. The Djembe' is used by the Mandinka people, SuSu people, Felani people. The Conga is used by the Ashanti people, Yoruba people, Ibo people. With that being said this was a good demonstration of mixing the two drums together like we have done in my band The Black Butterflies.

[@Odderek]

Don't forget, the djembe is also used by my people! Haha

[@josecaraballo6326]

@@Odderek And who you people might be, yorubas!!!!!

[@mypanexogamouslineage965]

I love the fact that djembe was paired up with a Latin American drum. Showing the diaspora.

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

Broke: Côte d'Ivoire Woke: Ivore' de Cote'

[@cindywhiteway]

I just bought my first musical instrument at 59 years of age and wished I'd done it years ago after hearing kesseke Yeo teaching and playing with drummers on commercial drive in Vancouver. Drum circles draw my ears and wake up my body as though it had been sleeping all it's life! Today was my first day with my new drum and what a day sitting and learning her tones! Hoping to wake others up while I'm in this awesome chapter of life! Thanks for explaining the Djembe origins, one question is was it historically played by women?

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

Damn these dude's voices are so chill

[@CountryGirlNOhio]

My husband has a Djembe drum like that...I have a Turkish style MEINL Darbukas . Beautiful sound.

[@malahamavet]

Now I want a drum so I can play like the guy on the left. He is awesome

[@kcoxDrums]

M'bemba Bangoura!!! My teacher, I was his apprentice in NYC.

[@temitopefaleti7053]

Lucky you; it's hard not to smile when you see him smile in this vid :)

[@lionfishphylum4079]

Thanks for sharing.. for those wanting to hear more from djembe master, M'bemba's playing,, check out his 2023 Album, Baarakan, with Luke Konden, on the major streaming services.. it's a treat!

[@thomashunter3620]

That guys smile is infectious :)

[@terrymiller111]

He's the Bob Ross of conga.

[@armandoemiliano2764]

the djembe has way better bass

[@renovationnorwich7749]

but the conga has a better tone hehe

[@josecaraballo6326]

Armando Emiliano djembe sounds like a big bongo to me

[@TheCcentury1]

Thanks for sharing this joyful teamwork!

[@alexdrastico7840]

I played djembé for a while, it's so freakin HARD to get that high-pitched tone right

[@buddee7282]

Two very nice instruments played by expert players. Thank you very much.

[@13bcoffee]

The drum was given the name "conga" in Cuba. The drum itself is from Africa. In Brazil the drum is called an "atabaque". Sometimes you hear the term tumbadora to refer to one with a deeper tone. African slaves imported to Brazil made the drums upon arrival in Brazil mostly to practice their religions of which candomble is still practiced today in Brazil. It is similar to santeria which also uses drums. There is also the bomba drum which is played in traditional music in Puerto Rico and elsewhere in the Afro-Carribean and Afro-Latin America. That too is a type of oversized conga.

[@malikasilla1475]

Yudah El No they are not. They are of bantu and West African origins. FACT! Just because YOU deny your roots, doesn't mean others do it as well. Let these people claim theirs.

[@trivedijv]

Djembe master what a happy man. Thank you both the drum masters.

[@BouseFeenuxTV]

Thanks for playing for us!

[@christopherlynnjohnson2706]

Much Gratitude for sharing this!

[@swordsoffire2212]

Djembe is KING

[@twerpantine]

disagree congas are much more versatile,i play both.

[@malikasilla1475]

Yes I love djembe.

[@CursedGirl74]

I agree

[@miaferrarastudent6157]

i like how they sound together

[@hisuiuzumaki8326]

BEAUTIFUL I LOVE DRUMS!!!! Especially the ones of Cultures. Love Africa man, yall amazing!!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@yudahel8521]

The exact history of the conga drum seems to be a bit misunderstood. I've read various articles that seem to point to either an African or Cuban descent. However one thing is sure: that the name 'Conga' is actually used incorrectly in the U.S. In Cuba, where these drums were developed, the word conga is usually only applied to a drum and rhythm played during Carnaval (or Mardi Gras in the U.S). A more accurate term, used in a traditional sense and by most Spanish-speakers, is tumbadora. This term is not traditionally applied to the drums played in Carnaval, but for those played in most traditional and commercial Cuban music. According to Nolan Warden's brief history on the Conga drum, Cuban rhythms were picked up and popularized by the U.S. media in the early to mid-1900's when people were freely traveling to and from Cuba. This led to many U.S. pop-culture explosions of "Latin" styles, one of which was la conga. Even today, a watered-down version of the la conga rhythm isn't hard to find at public gatherings throughout the U.S. This and other pop-culture use mistakenly led to the word conga being used to refer to all Cuban drums of similar construction. The word tumbadora, which is considered more accurate among Cubans and aficionados, comes from the folkloric style called rumba (not ballroom rhumba). Since rumba is considered to be responsible for the musical development of these drums, the word tumbadora is used out of respect for that setting as opposed to conga, which is a more commercial term. Today, it's not really necessary for English-speaking percussionists to call these drums tumbadoras. Congas or Conga Drums works just fine! The country Congo in Africa wasn't called Congo until 1960, it's name was changed to Zaire in 1971 by then President, and then in 1997 the then president renamed the country to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The tumbadora is native to Cuba. Thanks

[@classicepisodesofcrimewatc9971]

Cretin

[@lauripotter3247]

This is awesome! I'm about to teach my 8th graders about world drumming. Thanks guys!

[@babah1951]

I read some of the other comments. It is not about which is better, it is about what culture the drum comes from. Some of these comments are made with no understanding of the culture that originated the drum nor do they care. They think it is just an instrument to be played. But if you know the culture of the drum, then when you play the drum you get the spirit of the drum and then you can make music. The Conga is not a Afro-Cubian drum or a Spanish drum, it is an African drum that was made by the African slaves that was brought over to the West Indies. The African slaves maintain their culture, even in their religion, and the drum was a part of that culture. The same is true for the Djembe' in West African. Both are dynamic in their own way and together even more dynamic. However you have to have people who knows how to play both to truly be able to blend the two together. These two drummer know how to blend the two together even though it was a short demonstration.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Awesome - Love the sound of these together

[@jonathankiss5029]

Beth Bartlett b

[@Seremonii]

The Djembe drum always ALWAYS get me going.

[@crowncastmedia]

I get the feeling like one couldn't sound better without another 🔥🔥🔥

[@profaneera6962]

I love djembe's player smile

[@jeffv2074]

I could listen to that all day

[@DianaGonzalez-wh7ul]

Love these music instruments.

[@suzannedawson4120]

Thank you! You guys make an awesome duo!

[@mickydub3]

7 years on youtube and i only just found this vid ........... " GREAT STUFF "

[@PaulHoward108]

The two players' skill are on different levels.

[@paapakobe]

Good vibes with Mbemba. Hasan forgot to mention the skins are totally different! Conga = thick cow skin. Djembe = thinner goat skin. The shapes distinguish the tones also. It was over too soon!! :)

[@ktoto-ro]

it's a pleasure to see good people and listen nice sounds!

[@elydelacruz]

And for all those arguing about were the conga is from: the conga was created in Cuba. The conga comes from the djembe, the ngoma and the Djembe and earliest traces of the drum come from Africa. There is that better?! Hahaha don't beat me up lol

[@elydelacruz]

Woops. Correction: "comes from the djembe, ngoma and the bata (as when the Africans came to the Americas as slaves they didn't being with them the drums but their culture which they continue to practice in the Americas with what was available here (from what the French, the Spanish brought over (plus possibly what the Indians had left behind))

[@rsenger12]

Happy Birthday Ely

[@elydelacruz]

rafael germosen Thanks Raffy!

[@michaeljones3802]

Apparently most of the modern/popular hand drums are Afro-Cuban.

[@MrAmisto]

+Michael Jones Depends how you quantify popular, India has a very high population, and they have more different hand drums than any other country in the world.

[@rushadmickennzi7871]

The conga came from the Kongo drum, this is a typical Central west african drum...

[@RPM1776]

Rushad Mickennzi read the title “african drums”

[@DavidRodriguez-wh7yz]

@@RPM1776 the conga come from Cuba man

[@RPM1776]

LEWIIN from africa to cuba

[@RhythmNotes]

It's far more complicated. The conga drum was created in Cuba by Africans and was part of an evolution of drums that were basically African drums recreated by enslaved Africans in Cuba. If you want to learn more, check out this brief history www.nolanwarden.com/Conga_Drum_History(Warden).pdf It has references from scholars like Fernando Ortiz, probably the most prolific Afro-Cuban music historian of the 20th Century.

[@ronathandaman]

Why is the description about cake?

[@emamariaarce1356]

MUSICOS INCREIBLES!!Placer para mi oídos!!

[@MertensHelbelga]

does Dembow has to anything with the word Djembe?

[@thatriverrat8534]

All Respect to Both.. But,.. lol =) The Djembe is where its at for me & I'm a Bongo player, so you would think i'd lean Conga, but nope. I'd take a Djembe in a circle any day =)

[@Bembeleke]

Of course you would the djembe is a drum circle drum the conga is not you have to work twice to be heard versus having a Djembe

[@yahseek]

This is great. Thank you. I have both drums and never really understood the difference.

[@yudahel8521]

Give me the American Drum, it sounds much deeper and soulful. I love that 808,

[@andresvaldes5568]

Yudah El The Conga is a Cuban drum

[@yudahel8521]

Andrés Valdés Is Cuba not America?

[@andresvaldes5568]

Yudah El Anything from Alaska down to Argentina is part of the Americas.....but the conga drum should still be referred to as a Cuban drum to avoid confusion

[@jimwortham8634]

Thanks for video my teaching bait does not sound anything like that one needs Mega tuning

[@lyetaherb4703]

So Beautiful All from Mother Earth She is So Amazing. You Brothers Did an Excellent job 🙌🎵🎶

[@diamondage4407]

Lyeta Herb im pretty sure everything we own is from mother earth lol

[@ddvantandar-kw7kl]

There was another instruments from the traditional history I wonder if you guys are aware of it some where in the beginning of 19 century

[@ddvantandar-kw7kl]

Outstanding performance

[@ChristyKreitlow-df4ld]

Thank you

[@Fangsinurface]

That's a beautiful conga. What make is that?

[@amadeo100]

2 wanderfull instruments in harmony ... and the drums soun good too

[@josepmir4530]

Nice, but... Does it djent(be)?

[@ultramanxk7]

Different sounds, both interesting though...

[@inscritphill494]

is that pele?

[@Kubakaiser]

Which one has more bass? Great video, BTW!

[@luzdestrella9419]

Buenas tardes ustedes venden los Djembe

[@MegaMatojo]

Yo no se, pero a eso que le esta llamando "Conga" en mi pais le decimos "Tumbadora"

[@damon123jones]

one of my favorites

[@soccerplayaFYC]

Wonderful learning experience, thank you

[@adeleajeh3665]

Wow I love these instruments..am going to have one soon ..

[@djsweatysac1842]

Beautiful sounds.

[@waterwave360]

very unique and a different style of music. Amazing!

[@yarah13]

They sound dope together

[@ClubNoiseband]

Which conga is that? Is it in production?

[@TheIronEgg]

Is M'bemba related to Babara Bangoura?

[@mattman3420]

"Woow i hope everybody caught that" 😄👌

[@dengueberries]

i love how they just look about to start laughing constantly. pure joy

[@choppytde6030]

This is a very sweet video, thanks for sharing it, you two rock

[@Mafioso1731]

Can you do one for bongs and timpani? I get those two confused all the time. That and the Cajon and snare always confuses me.

[@ElenaCarvajal]

I like the sound of them togther. Perhaps because I have had hearing damage, is that the djembe sounds very good to me.

[@opus88888]

The conga drum of video is Cuban, because it has metal mechanism for tuning the drum. African drummers visit Cuba to study Cuban rhythms.

[@pikiopikio2550]

THE CONGA IS FROM KONGO KINGDOM, NOT THE CUBAN , GO TO THE HISTORY PLEASE

[@opus88888]

@@pikiopikio2550 Conga is 100% afro-cuban from Cuba, 0% from Kongo

[@pikiopikio2550]

Metal or not no change the history, you can contact the black cuban of matanzas . NOT from the spanish the conga please for my eanglish.

[@pikiopikio2550]

THE METAL CAN NOT CHANGE THE HISTORY OF AFRICA. AFRO-CUBAN ARE FROM AFRICA NOT MADRID OR BARCELLONA. NO FORGET YOUR SPANISH ORIGIN . NO THE CONGA IN MADRID OR BARCELLONA IN THE HISTORY, BUT THE KONGO KINGDOM.

[@pikiopikio2550]

@@opus88888 AFRO IS AFRICA NO THE SPANISH OR MADRID OR BARCELLANA. YOU FROM EUROPE . AFRO FROM AFRICA, THIS IS SIMPLE. YOU CAN GO IN THE MUSEUM OF CUBA , THE CONGA IS VERY BLACK. THE METAL NO CHANGE THE ORIGIN OF THE CONGA DRUM

[@radimbartosek5356]

This vid makes you smile :)

[@salsalanguage]

Super dope video! Thank you.

[@joeyv4362]

However conga is usually 2 congas slightly different sizes like 2 inches apart in difference

[@bassilredman9430]

Does anyone know a book that tells the story of the African origins of Latin American music? There is a lot of African styles and rhythms in many places all throughout Latin America, not just in Cuba. I would like to learn more about this...

[@bassilredman9430]

thanks! I'll check those out

[@alisalcedo2290]

There is a collection of books entitles "Los Instrumentos de la Música Afrocubana", published in 1952, where the author reviews hundreds, yes, hundreds of instruments both African and Afrocuban or criollos that were present or are still present right now in Cuba. He delves into rhythms, where the ethnic groups who played the instruments come from, and if they are Afrocuban instruments, he goes on to explain the process of development of the Afrocuban instrument. The author's name is Fernando Ortiz, and his sources where either 1st generation Africans in Cuba or their children. It's an extensive, extensive work and it is considered the Bible of African and Afrocuban instruments in Cuba and its music for the serious Cuban or Latin percussionist, and Cuban ethnic or folkloric music aficionado.

[@bassilredman9430]

Ali Salcedo That's fascinating. I will definitely check that series. Thanks for the reference!

[@proberaum7015]

Sonoc Congas de Cuba?

[@pikiopikio2550]

NO THE CONGA IS FROM KONGO KINGDOM IN CENTRAL AFRICA , NOT FROM CUBA

[@Alrukitaf]

Sensational man, grrooovy sounds!

[@fredstasek7537]

Made me smile! Excellent piece!

[@millifilmm]

I like the conga better

[@alfredomunoz9651]

SIEMPRE FELICES HERMANO... TODO SUENA BIEN SABROSO SI ESTA BIEN TOCADO

[@behzad6034]

Which one is conga?

[@LucidMlem]

The one on the right

[@darkshapedme]

amazing video, thank you guys!!! appreciate!