djembe
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djembe
- /ˈd͡ʒɛmbeɪ/
Where it comes from
From French djembé, from Mandinka jembe which derives from the Bambara language, "djé" is the verb for "gather" and "bé" translates as "peace." As a result, "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose.
noun djembes · djembé · jembe · jenbe · djimbe · jimbe
- A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music. There are three principal types of traditional drums in Guinean Sousou culture: the djembe, the dundun, and the tama. The djembe is a single-headed goblet-shaped drum with a relatively high-pitched tone.
Translations
Talk about this word "djembe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/djembe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. djembe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/djembe "djembe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/djembe.Cite this
@misc{djembe_2026,
title = {djembe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/djembe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
