Matador Tunable Bongos

Goatskin heads, wood shells with heavy duty lug tuning

Includes tuning wrench. Professional quality, wood or fiberglass

List price $219, our price $175.00

CP Combo Bongos

Similar to Matador bongos except natural wood, made in Thailand, lighter hardware, includes tuning wrench

List price $79.00 our price $63.20

Remo Fixed Head Bongos

White, black, or red composite shells and fiberskyn heads

$44.20 whatever's available White Black Red

Congas

Large Afro-Cuban single-headed drum with a tapered body

LP Aspire Conga set

Two drums: one 11-inch diameter and one 12-inch diameter with a double stand. Available in Natural (light) wood, dark wood, or red wood finish.

whatever's available Natural (light) Dark wood Red wood List price $459.00, our price $365.00

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Africa

Ashiko Drums

Cone-shaped wood body drums with stave construction, goat skin heads, rope tuning. They're light, portable, and sound BIG. When fitted with a strap, they can be played while moving or dancing.

Mountain Rhythm Ashikos

Djembes

(Pronounced "jem-bay") These are large, hand-made, goblet-shaped wooden drums. The head is approximately 15-inch across and they stand about 26 inches high.

The Djembe is the drum of the Mandinka people, dating back to the great Mali empire of the 12th century. A goblet-shaped hand drum traditionally chiseled from a solid log, the Djembe is found in Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, the Ivory Coast and Senegal. It is traditionally played standing with the drum between the legs and supported with a shoulder harness. A sacred and versatile drum utililzed in healing ceremonies, ancestor worship, rites of passage, warrior rituals, as well as social dances.

Article: Tips on Purchasing a Djembe

Mountain Rhythm Djembes

We can rehead your Djembe! Visit our repair shop.

Ghana Djembes: (pictured at right) We import Djembe and Bougarabou drums directly from Ghana. They are made entirely to our specifications with high-quality wood, strings and heads. We get a few large shipments each year, so our stock varies. But we usually have a good selection of sizes, from 9" diameter to 15" diameter. Prices range from $100-$250. The smaller drums are lighter weight but still sound great--perfect for traveling.
Please contact us for our current stock, or click on the quote button.

Djembes from Senegal & Ivory Coast We often have high-quality djembes from these countries. Prices range from about $250-$325. Please contact us for our current stock.

Remo Djembe - Synthetic shell, goblet-shaped, Fiberskyn (synthetic) head. Finish choices: Kente cloth, Earth, Multimask, Fossil Fantasy, West African. See the Remo web site for pictures of the finishes. Not all finishes are available, please call us (301-270-9090) or email for availability.
10-inch diameter -- $209.00
12-inch diameter -- $245.00
14-inch -- $279.00
16-inch -- $323.00
18-inch -- $410.00

Talking Drum (pictured at right)

Our hand-made talking drums have a playable head on each end of the drum. The heads are held on with string or cord so that when held under your arm, the drum can be squeezed to change the tension on the heads. Made in Ghana, comes with playing stick.

$60.00

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India

Tabla sets

(NOTE: instrument may vary from picture)

Excellent quality (photo)
Made in Calcutta. Professional sound, top quality heads.
Our most popular. Includes cushions, covers, and hammer.

$335.00

High quality
Made in India. Strap, block tuning, rings, hammer and covers, deluxe carrying case included.

$315.00

Miscellaneous Indian sets, as available.

$280.00 to $350.00 Just looking...what do you have? Want to buy. What do you have?

Pakistani sets and used sets, and individual drums. Please inquire for availability.

$150.00 to $250.00 Just looking...what do you have? Want to buy. What do you have?

Dholak

Double-headed wood drum from India.
6-inch diameter right head, 9-inch diameter left head. Rope and ring tuning.

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