Terre Djembe Africa Style II 65cm 4-stars Reviews

Almost 5 stars

This djembe is very good to play. Plenty of depth and the edge slap is so bright and sharp. String quality feels and looks pretty good too. Good build quality. I love the design too. It's 5 cm taller than my other similar djembes and with a slightly wider diameter at the bottom, which means it needs to be pushed hard into my djembe bag and sticks up a little too so I will have to be careful that the zip and seams don't break. That's my only negative comment about it though. I love that the hair has been left around the outside of the skin.

Needs some work, then ready to play

I bought this djembe because of the price, feedback and position in the "league" table.

First of all, do not be deceived when told this drum is tuned and ready to play......it is not! Mine sounded like a tin dustbin lid; the base, tone and slap were indistinguishable and a truly awful sound. My teacher tuned it up for me and NOW it sounds like a really decent djembe.

Second, in case you are expecting darker wood, the wood has been stained and is not naturally dark. Mine came with some scratches on (I don't mind that) and I plan to sand it back a bit and oil it to protect it. I will also put an old bicycle tyre around the bottom to stop the wood splitting in case of undue stress.

It's beautifully light so easy to carry. I trimmed off some of the goat skin and vacuumed the rest (it moults a lot). The surface, although shaved, needs sanding to get a smoother finish.

I've played three djembes regularly and tried out a fair number. This one I have bought, having been tuned and tweaked, is now really lovely and I'm very pleased with it.