One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

Although a melody is not always heard in traditional African music, some ensembles do include some melodic devices and instruments. For example: Although the two rhythms divide the bar of music ...

One Bay Area man who plays an unusual West African instrument recently discovered ... "Spiritually it made sense why I gravitated to these instruments, the sound of it," said Webster.