A djembe is made from a light wood inside a metal brace which can hold it together. Then, a piece of goat skin is placed on top which is then tightly strapped to the base of the drum by a stretchable cord.(Like a rubber band) Lastly, mored cords are connected to the sides of the drum, continuing all the way around forming x's on the sides.
The kora is made from a large gourd - known as a calabash. It is cut in half and covered with cow skin and fixed into place and decorated with tacks. This forms the resonating body, and it has a notched bridge that sit on a cloth covered pad, perpendicular to the bridge. A cross bar support two vertical handles.
The drums are made from animal hide and have leather cords that run along the body attaching to the animal hide at the other end. The size of talking drums varies greatly from the smallest called a "gan gan" to the largest drum - "dun dun".
The kora is made from a large gourd - known as a calabash. It is cut in half and covered with cow skin and fixed into place and decorated with tacks. This forms the resonating body, and it has a notched bridge that sit on a cloth covered pad, perpendicular to the bridge. A cross bar support two vertical handles.
The drums are made from animal hide and have leather cords that run along the body attaching to the animal hide at the other end. The size of talking drums varies greatly from the smallest called a "gan gan" to the largest drum - "dun dun".