Little Drummer Girl - HNT #14

My love of the Djembe has recently been rekindled. My best friend and I took lessons in the art of West African hand drumming last summer, and I really wanted to buy a drum then. Unfortunately, I faced one problem...the beautifully hand craved drum that I had my eye on was nearly $400, and I just couldn't find a way to fit it into my already tight budget.


Then in mid-March our office took part in a Circles of Rhythm team building seminar. Where we worked as a team to create intricate drum rhythms while blowing off some much needed stress and having fun. Even the most skeptical of my colleagues seemed to have a great time! That was it...I NEEDED a djembe! There was no getting around it. I still could not justify such extravigance for an instrument I just barely know how to play, so I sought out alternate means of procuring said drum. Two days of research, a week of waiting and less than half of what I originally thought I would have to pay have resulted in a drum more beautiful than I had selected in the first place.


I have had it for a week today, and have played it for at least 10 minutes since it arrived. Ten minutes was all I could take on Friday because I played so long Thursday evening that my hands hurt...soon I will have beautiful drummers callouses...YIPPIE!!!


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