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RE: Talking Tree Drummers Play Mendiani (from Guinea West Africa)
I can only imagine the callouses needed to play like that! There isn't even a pause. I could meditate to the beat of that, so hypnotic is the thumping.
Thank you for the snippets, they are thoroughly enjoyable!
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I don't think you can imagine the callouses of the African drummers. When shaking their hand your fingertips will get lost beneath the calloused semi flat fat area located right below the fingers. Yes, for sure the tips of the fingers get calloused and pretty much the whole hand but that flat fatty area that makes the tones and bases is tough. The sound they can get out of the djembe can be so high pitched and loud it sounds like they are playing with plastic paddles at times and that kind of what it feels like. I will gain a ring size when playing a lot.
As a gymnast, I developed calluses on a regular basis, but, nothing can compare to the constant drumming that I've seen here. I can believe that you go up a ring size. I have no trouble believing that. I bow down to you for being able to keep up that kind of workout. That is a learned skill, no matter what age you are. The strength it takes is more than what I have right now.
Did you do the bars?