Djembe vs. Conga | African Drums 

Djembe and Conga together is like long separated cousins reuniting.

I like how they sound together.

Djembe has one of the most satisfying sounds in world music

Thanks for this basic instruction and showing the differences between the two drums. A lot of people get them confused, so this helps.

THE MORE I GET TO KNOW AFRICAN CULTURE , THE MORE I LOVE IT. AFRICA IS MY BRIGHTEST PART OF WORLD HERITAGE , RIGHT FROM MY CHILDHOOD. NA KUPENDE AFRICA. LOVE FROM BENGAL, INDIA.

Listening to them both gave me the LITERAL tingles! They sound so wonderful apart, and together.

The djembe one was like heaven to my ears

Both make such beautiful sounds!

If you are doing worship music, the djembe compliments the acoustic guitar very well! Even though I love the cajon and the congas, I prefer the Djembe for the pairing.

1:13 WOW I HOPE EVERYBODY CAUGHT THAT

Wow! Lovely! I remember the pleasant sound of the Djembe and Congas in My Country South África. When I was a child I liked to dance when in the streets of Johannesburg City I listened to the musicians play. Thanks for the músic Masters. 🥰♥️🇿🇦💋

Just imagine if politicians could enjoy working & communicating together as well as these two musicians do?

Drums are the best instruments ever!!! Whether you're a contemporary drum set drummer (if that made any sense), or a traditional percussionist, the drums, in my opinion, give you a lot of options and liberties to use to your advantage!!! Drums are love. Drums are life!!! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

I really love the man at left he looks so happy, such a positive vibe :P

It's ALL from Africa, Cajon as well. Doesn't matter where it was created. Thank our ancestors for the gift they left and enjoy the music.

I played djembé for a while, it's so freakin HARD to get that high-pitched tone right

Damn these dude's voices are so chill

Delightful video! It's really great to see folk having a complete blast playing their respective drums, even if it's only for a brief moment. Thanks for sharing this !

Love how the Djembe sounds! Bright and crisp!

I would have preferred it if the conga player had played a real conga from Africa. It would have matched up better with the Djembe' for this demonstration. The difference being the African Conga has pegs on the side of the drum instead of metal for tuning the drum. This give it and entirely different tone when played. The Djembe' is from Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Ivore' de Cote'. The Conga is from Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Upper Volta, Congo. The Djembe' is used by the Mandinka people, SuSu people, Felani people. The Conga is used by the Ashanti people, Yoruba people, Ibo people. With that being said this was a good demonstration of mixing the two drums together like we have done in my band The Black Butterflies.

Gave a character in dnd bongos and got me poking around for songs and such. Somehow ended up here and while these aren't the bongos I was looking for, they are still awesome and a sound I didn't know I needed in my life. Thanks for sharing guys!

Now I want a drum so I can play like the guy on the left. He is awesome

M'bemba Bangoura!!! My teacher, I was his apprentice in NYC.

So many types of tones come out of the Djembe. It is like a full drums and cymbols set at the tips of your fingers. And more easy to carry.

Creo que se podria hablar también un poco sobre la historia de los instrumentos. Aunque estean hoy muy difundidos la conga es un instrumento afrocubano, viene y carga una historia y una identidad. El djembe tambiém tiene su historia y su contexto. Creo que seria muy interesante presentar también este encuentro, que no es solo sonoro pero de culturas y trayectorias

They both sound very lovely. I would have mentioned, though, that a significant part of the difference in the sounds comes from the thin goat-skin on the Djembe, versus the thick cow-skin on the Conga.

Pure African and Afro-Cuban...it's all beautiful!

Djembe master what a happy man. Thank you both the drum masters.

This is amazing! Just purchased a Djembe recently to improve my rhythm in my music

Two very nice instruments played by expert players. Thank you very much.

Thanks for sharing this joyful teamwork!

Brethren, this is what what will make world peace. Bless you, both!

very unique and a different style of music. Amazing!

My husband has a Djembe drum like that...I have a Turkish style MEINL Darbukas . Beautiful sound.

Thank you! You guys make an awesome duo!

The exact history of the conga drum seems to be a bit misunderstood. I've read various articles that seem to point to either an African or Cuban descent. However one thing is sure: that the name 'Conga' is actually used incorrectly in the U.S. In Cuba, where these drums were developed, the word conga is usually only applied to a drum and rhythm played during Carnaval (or Mardi Gras in the U.S). A more accurate term, used in a traditional sense and by most Spanish-speakers, is tumbadora. This term is not traditionally applied to the drums played in Carnaval, but for those played in most traditional and commercial Cuban music. According to Nolan Warden's brief history on the Conga drum, Cuban rhythms were picked up and popularized by the U.S. media in the early to mid-1900's when people were freely traveling to and from Cuba. This led to many U.S. pop-culture explosions of "Latin" styles, one of which was la conga. Even today, a watered-down version of the la conga rhythm isn't hard to find at public gatherings throughout the U.S. This and other pop-culture use mistakenly led to the word conga being used to refer to all Cuban drums of similar construction. The word tumbadora, which is considered more accurate among Cubans and aficionados, comes from the folkloric style called rumba (not ballroom rhumba). Since rumba is considered to be responsible for the musical development of these drums, the word tumbadora is used out of respect for that setting as opposed to conga, which is a more commercial term. Today, it's not really necessary for English-speaking percussionists to call these drums tumbadoras. Congas or Conga Drums works just fine! The country Congo in Africa wasn't called Congo until 1960, it's name was changed to Zaire in 1971 by then President, and then in 1997 the then president renamed the country to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The tumbadora is native to Cuba. Thanks

Much Gratitude for sharing this!

BEAUTIFUL I LOVE DRUMS!!!! Especially the ones of Cultures. Love Africa man, yall amazing!!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

That guys smile is infectious :)

i love how they just look about to start laughing constantly. pure joy

Made me smile! Excellent piece!

MUSICOS INCREIBLES!!Placer para mi oídos!!

I get the feeling like one couldn't sound better without another 🔥🔥🔥

the djembe has way better bass

"Woow i hope everybody caught that" 😄👌

This is a very sweet video, thanks for sharing it, you two rock

So Beautiful All from Mother Earth She is So Amazing. You Brothers Did an Excellent job 🙌🎵🎶

This is awesome! I'm about to teach my 8th graders about world drumming. Thanks guys!

Thanks for playing for us!

2 wanderfull instruments in harmony ... and the drums soun good too

it's a pleasure to see good people and listen nice sounds!

This vid makes you smile :)

The drum was given the name "conga" in Cuba. The drum itself is from Africa. In Brazil the drum is called an "atabaque". Sometimes you hear the term tumbadora to refer to one with a deeper tone. African slaves imported to Brazil made the drums upon arrival in Brazil mostly to practice their religions of which candomble is still practiced today in Brazil. It is similar to santeria which also uses drums. There is also the bomba drum which is played in traditional music in Puerto Rico and elsewhere in the Afro-Carribean and Afro-Latin America. That too is a type of oversized conga.

I read some of the other comments. It is not about which is better, it is about what culture the drum comes from. Some of these comments are made with no understanding of the culture that originated the drum nor do they care. They think it is just an instrument to be played. But if you know the culture of the drum, then when you play the drum you get the spirit of the drum and then you can make music. The Conga is not a Afro-Cubian drum or a Spanish drum, it is an African drum that was made by the African slaves that was brought over to the West Indies. The African slaves maintain their culture, even in their religion, and the drum was a part of that culture. The same is true for the Djembe' in West African. Both are dynamic in their own way and together even more dynamic. However you have to have people who knows how to play both to truly be able to blend the two together. These two drummer know how to blend the two together even though it was a short demonstration.

Wow I love these instruments..am going to have one soon ..

This is great. Thank you. I have both drums and never really understood the difference.

Awesome - Love the sound of these together

thanks a bunch! just what I was looking for.

The two players' skill are on different levels.

Super dope video! Thank you.

The conga came from the Kongo drum, this is a typical Central west african drum...

7 years on youtube and i only just found this vid ........... " GREAT STUFF "

So clear! Well done.

Woow! Loved it ❤️❤️❤️ wonderful!

I could listen to that all day

Wonderful learning experience, thank you

i like how they sound together

Wonderful sounds!!

WONDERFUL!!!

Great video! Thanks!

Djembe is KING

Love these music instruments.

All Respect to Both.. But,.. lol =) The Djembe is where its at for me & I'm a Bongo player, so you would think i'd lean Conga, but nope. I'd take a Djembe in a circle any day =)

I love djembe's player smile

this is wonderful tutorial

Good vibes with Mbemba. Hasan forgot to mention the skins are totally different! Conga = thick cow skin. Djembe = thinner goat skin. The shapes distinguish the tones also. It was over too soon!! :)

Two dudes hanging out. Love it.

Sensational man, grrooovy sounds!

one of my favorites

I enjoyed it. Good lesson.

Muito bom!!

amazing video, thank you guys!!! appreciate!

his smile makes me happy .. so innocent

Beautiful sounds.

Thanks for this!

Divine!! Realy nice it sound super congratulations

❤️❤️❤️ learning from you .

Thank you...Good information..

SIEMPRE FELICES HERMANO... TODO SUENA BIEN SABROSO SI ESTA BIEN TOCADO

Thanks , very cool.

That was wonderful.

beautifull!

Different sounds, both interesting though...

Djembeeee *_* ♥ That´s perfect.

I like the sound of them togther. Perhaps because I have had hearing damage, is that the djembe sounds very good to me.

Both drums are awesome!!!!!

And for all those arguing about were the conga is from: the conga was created in Cuba. The conga comes from the djembe, the ngoma and the Djembe and earliest traces of the drum come from Africa. There is that better?! Hahaha don't beat me up lol

you see these guys and you know some serious percussion is about to happen.

Thnx for this educational bit ;)

this is pretty cool!