Air Mail Music: African Drums

I had high hopes for this CD based on previous reviews. I wanted pure djembe drumming from a master. The problem was I had no idea this master attached these metal things to his drum, which produces this irritating vibration that sounds sort of like, I don't know, like one of those shaker instruments, only not as nice. It's hard to describe, but for me it really cut into the pure, masterful tones of the drum itself. I found it so distracting that I couldn't bear to listen to the CD more than once. Only 1 or 2 tracks on the entire CD were without this awful noise. Granted those 1 or 2 tracks were fantastic drumming that I enjoyed them immensely (the man IS a master) but I'm not keeping a CD just to listen to 1 or 2 tracks. Very disappointing. That's the last time I buy music solely on user reviews.I would've given it 1 star, but to be fair, my dislike is purely on a personal level. The drummer really is talented, but I just hated the sounds coming out of this CD, plus the volume is fairly low.

Love the beat of the drums on this CD. Not big on reviews but recommend this to anyone who loves drum music and some of Jazz

If you enjoy drum music this is a great addition to your collection

Not very useful at all.

Great examples of drumming riffs.

a true rendition of djembe drumming at its very best a must for anyone who wants a drumming cd,well done

this is the way it should be done. this is the way it should sound. these are master musicians.