Percussion

I just added a couple of new rattles to our percussion page. One of our customers made the cowhide rattles. They sound really good and look amazing. The others come from West Africa and are made out of nut shells. They are fun.

Clearance Drums

I am cleaning out the drum shed because the big shipment from Ivory Coast is due next week. Check out these good deals by clicking here to see our website Sales and Specials page at Goatskins.com. Most of these djembes were damaged during shipping. Some Shorty doesn't like. All can be repaired and will sound good. Most of the flaws will never show.

Djembe Special - Special Djembe

Shorty headed this Guinea Djembe (made of Lenge wood) with cowhide. It looks and sound fabulous. It almost plays itself. It measures 13 1/2" x 24 1/2". He is also including a nice case with great padding. The price for the set is $425.00. There's only one.

New Arrivals

This just in!
Goatskins from Ivory Coast and Guinea with and without hair. Woohoo!
Djembes in all 3 sizes from Ghana. Also Large Kente Bags
Djembe Shells, krins, and cowhides from Guinea!
I updated the website with this information. The goatskins and the ghana djembes can all be purchased from the website at retail.
Everything else is available and you will have to call 800-549-3966 or email djembe@goatskins.com to order them.
No photos yet, we are busy catching up from being gone for a week.
http://www.goatskins.com

DrumStrong

We support DrumStrong a 24+ hour long drum-a-thon to raise funds for cancer research, awareness and families affected by cancer. Scott Swimmer brings in celebrity artists and great drum circle facilitators to keep this circle going from Saturday morning until Sunday evening. There are all sorts of vendors including us, Djembe Drums & Skins with our drums and percussion! If you live in or near the Charlotte, NC area this is a good place to visit and spend time drumming to BEAT Cancer! We donate a full sized djembe to the event and also a part of our proceeds.

Paralounge

Dollywood Days are over. Now we are at home reorganizing. Next week we travel to Paralounge in Ocla, FL to drum and dance lakeside. Oh yes, Shorty will be demonstrating his skills and I'll be selling our drums and other stuff. This year I have some nice clothes and bags from India. I am really looking forward to the shows and workshops that Sharee and Clint have organized. Jana will be doing an extra workshop on the business of drum circle facilitation. There will also be early morning yoga by the lake. It will be good to connect with old friends too.
Check out our djembes and other merchandise at www.goatskins.com

Re: Professionial

Hi Dave, For some reason I cannot comment on your comment so I am doing so as a new post. First of all, thanks so much for your compliment, and I'm very glad that you like your goatskins.
And also thank-you for commenting on my post.
Oops, I did not mean to say that Shorty's love of drums is a hobby and I worded my thought just that way. He is a professional when it comes to creating, repairing, building and selling drums, skins, rope and lots of other stuff. His love of drums led him to the hobby of building and rebuilding rope tuned drums. His hobby became a business in 1996. When we moved to Tennessee in 2008, Djembe Drums & Skins became our lives and careers. Shorty is lucky because he is able to make a living at what he loves. He is a professional when it comes to what he does. He gives good and consistent service and he strives for quality materials and merchandise. Shorty is not a professional musician, he is a professional in the world of hand drumming. Once again, thanks so much for your input.