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All Wula Drums are made skillfully by hand from a single piece of wood, using the highest quality materials and craftsmanship of our special team in Guinea, West Africa.
Our Djembe models range in size and style, from lightweight Melina Wood, to the more elaborately carved professional Hardwood pieces - A Wula Drum for every drummer.
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The nature of this project is to enable the student to develop their solo technique by learning isolated phrases played by each featured artist. Login to your Wula Account to stream or download all your Wula media any time.
Sinte Original Solo - Slow (sample)
Sinte Playalong Solo - Slow (sample)
Sinte Playalong Solo - Fast (sample)
The nature of this project is to enable the student to develop their solo technique by learning isolated phrases played by each featured artist. We've chosen versions of each rhythm that are practical for the playalong experience. Some rhythms have parts like the bass djembe (Part 3) included - this may be considered a ‘Ballet’ or ‘Dance Class' version and may not be part of the traditional ensemble. Be sure to listen to the background introduction for each rhythm to understand where it's coming from.
Sinte originates from the Nalu people of the Boke region (Coastal Guinea). It was first played on a large log drum called a kyrin. This is ONE large hollowed-out tree played by three people. It’s different from the more commonly played kyrin in the Nzerekore Region (Sacred Forest), where three smaller kyrins are played (each by one person).
M’Bemba has a unique history with Sinte.
In early 1996 (just after New Year's), while in Conakry, M’Bemba had arranged dance lessons with Bangaly Bangoura (great dancer of the National Ballet) to teach his student from NYC, Michael Markus. One day, as Banglaly was teaching Michael, M’Bemba came in and heard the rhythm and watched the dance. Interestingly, it was Bangaly who brought the rhythm back from the village, as it was not in the Ballet repertoire. He explained the nature of it and showed the dance steps. Although an old dance, it was new in Conakry, and this intrigued M’Bemba.
Upon returning to NYC a month later, M’Bemba immediately created his ensemble version for djembe and dundun and recorded it on his debut CD, Wali (1996). The rhythm is funky and became super popular, especially after Youssouff Koumbassa started including it in his normal repertoire. Sinte spread like wildfire.
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There are so many Wula Drums to choose from, it can be hard to pick. Watch a video of Michael Markus, the president of Wula Drum, explaining how to choose a djembe.
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M'Bemba began drumming at a very young age in his native Guinea, West Africa. Guinea has many parts with many different styles of drum and dance. Growing up in Conakry, M'Bemba was exposed to all of these styles....
