You can be reassured that these drums are sold on a Tribal 'Fair Trade' basis and that the craftsmen and musicians who manufacture them are receiving a fair and decent income.
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All of our instruments are manufactured in West Africa by extremely talented and highly experienced craftsmen
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These are exactly the same instruments used by our Professional Troupe.
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Our instruments are tuned by music professionals who have lived with, and played with, these instruments for many years
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Your instrument can be customised; simply send us an e-mail with your requirements
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Every item is quality-checked by Drumculture's Director before being despatched
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One of our team in the UK who will do a final quality check and tuning before despatch to your doorstep
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The wood used only comes from forests in Guinea and Senegal and we only use wood from the 'Lenke', 'Akasso' or 'Harre' trees, which are the woods used by the master drummers of Guinea (Mango is not durable enough, tends to crack and does not give the correct sound). We do our best to make sure that we only buy the woods from the people who own the forest and who are themselves making sure that they aren't causing irrecoverable damage to the forest.
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We have years of experience ourselves of buying from other providers so we know all the pitfalls and frustrations! Our aim is to make your purchase as simple as possible and to allow you to enjoy playing your instrument for many, many years.
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The drums that we manufacture should not be compared with the plethora of poor-quality west african drums that seem to have flooded the market; our drums are made by professional drummers and craftsmen who take a great pride in the work that they produce (each of our Djembes takes about 10 days to complete). Being professional musicians themselves, they only want to create the finest instruments that will be durable and will last for many many years. Visit our page where we show one of our drums being manufactured.
