he difference between these two is that a doumbek or darbuka are played with one hand and are from North-Africa; while a djembe is played with both hands at once and is from South or West-Africa.
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A djembe-ist.
The djembe drum is a percussion instrument.
The direct translation of Djembefola is "one who gives the djembe voice". A djembefola is a djembe player - Not just any Djembe player, but one who is competent after having mastered different techniques and played in a variety of settings.
A djembe drum is a goblet shaped drum made out of a peice of wood and goatskin. It is supposed to be played with the bare hands. This drum comes from the west of Africa.those drums you put between your legs and play with the your hands, there sort of in the shape of a hour glass (sort of) with a wood frame, brightly coloured or decorated with skin on top to make the sound. =0)
Typically, the skin of the djembe is made from goatskin, but is sometimes made from antelope, zebra, deer or calfskin.