djembe

/ˈd͡ʒɛmbeɪ/

Etymology

From French djembé, from Mandinka jembe which derives from the Bambara language, "djé" is the verb for "gather" and "bé" translates as "peace." As a result, "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose.

djembe means A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

djembe is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛmbeɪ/.

noun

A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.“There are three principal types of traditional drums in Guinean Sousou culture: the djembe, the dundun, and the tama. The djembe is a single-headed goblet-shaped drum with a relatively high-pitched tone.”