Re: Looking for a good djembe..
Welcome aboard, Popeman! I don't know what I can add to what Gretschman and midgard have already contributed--and all three of us dig playing djembes and other hand drums--but you may also consider how big--or how small--you want your djembe to be.
If you're hangin' out, just jammin' with your buddies in a drum circle, a larger djembe may be useful for providing some serious "bottom" to the rhythm while letting you get some loud rimshots in as well. If you prefer something smaller, your sound will be higher-pitched but you can also do some bongo-style rolls to cut through the other instruments. Play as many different types as you can before deciding on the one you buy...
Check my review of Remo and LP djembes in this section ("A Tale of Two Djembes"), too...
Have fun and enjoy playin' your djembe, bro'!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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