Thursday, December 17, 2009

Why Some Musicians Prefer Remo Djembe

By Benedict Perez

Remo djembe. Does it sound alien? Can you picture how these things look like? If you are out of the music world in its true sense, then for sure this thing is pretty much alien for you. But not for those who are music oriented in its real sense. Those people would truly be amazed just by hearing the name of this particular musical instrument.

Let us take things one at a time. Before I proceed to an in depth analysis of why some musicians prefer to have this somewhat olden instrument, it would be fair enough to discuss essential information pertinent to it for the benefit of those who still do not know much about this thing.

As its name suggests, remo djembe, is obviously made by the renown drum maker remo. If you are among who truly know all the basic information as to the origin of this kind of drum you will definitely be amazed with this instrument. This is what makes this thing very popular in drum circles for many reasons.

A lot would prefer to have this olden type of drum for one important thing. The fact that it has the reputation of being easily tuned makes it more than enough enticing for musicians. It is basically made of fiberglass, and just like the conga it has also a skin which is often synthetic that is attached by lugs which is adjustable.

It would be best to tackle its positive reputation first before we need to discuss the negative aspect of remo djembe. But just like the good qualities it also have as many disadvantages that somehow make others shun from it and not wanting to have it at all. There are other good qualities of this kind of drum which entices many musicians to have it.

Its sound more consistent as it is never affected both by heat and moisture. This is because its skin it synthetic it is therefore waterproof making A lot of musicians especially those who are professionals, will prefer to have this kind of drum because of its being light in weight making it easy for them to tag along wherever a particular gig may lead them with friends. These are basically among the many reasons why many musicians prefer to have this kind drum for different gigs.

On the other hand, some of the rather not so good qualities remo djembe possessed include its rather not nice voice which does not have the depth and warmth of a drum with traditional skin. It is also said its maker remo failed to acknowledge the origins of djembe specially the history and culture behind this typically African instrument.

It is interesting to note that many would still want to prefer to have this particular instrument despite the aforementioned flaws. In fact it is now getting even more popular in modern music scene. And why not, as nearly all musicians will definitely prefer to have an instrument that is pretty much easy to tune just like the remo djembe.

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