KUKU Rhythm - Beginner's African Drumming Tutorial

Here is an African drumming tutorial for beginners and improvers, from Master Drummer Souleymane Compo. The tutorial includes a section on djembe technique, and then breaks down the popular Kuku rhythm from Guinea Conakry, teaching the call, introduction, and the first and second djembe parts. It also shows the dundun, sangban and kenkenny parts of Kuku rhythm.
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[@mojoxide]

Best djembe lessons, thank you!

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Thank you!

[@winterjones6094]

Thank you for your thoroughness!

[@wsplrll]

Best explanation of technique and technique rhythm. Well done.

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Thank you!

[@mkkalas625]

The best tutorial ever, easy and simple to understand

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Thank you so much! Keep practicing :)

[@edwardshaw8312]

One of the very best tutorial/presentations I have ever experienced...Souleymane is a natural teacher!

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Thanks very much Edward!

[@listenliveafrika4767]

Thank you from South Africa. :)

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Thank you so much!

[@cubeadventurer8143]

Thank you very, very much for these clear instructions and cheerful presentation. I will watch over and over!!!

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Thanks very much! Keep practicing :)

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Thank you so much 🇮🇳🇮🇳👌 India.

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Thank you Ramendra! Keep practicing :)

[@cheangshukee]

Very good teacher. Thank you very much. 🌹

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Nice lesson!

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Thank you Corina!

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Thank you very much😊

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[@lyndyhopper]

Thank you. This is great

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[@domenicomonaco6807]

Excellent tips on how to get good sounds . Beautiful djembe too. 😊

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Thank you!

[@gabriellefisher8978]

Thank you so much! I just bought a djembe and am trying to learn. Thank you so much for this.

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Thank you! Keep practicing! :)

[@jazzylady2147]

Thank you from Baltimore in America it makes it so easy for me to

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Thanks so much. Keep practicing!

[@joannabebel9016]

Thank You! For the awesome video lesson.

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Glad you liked it!

[@chrismallios6803]

Thank you Souleymane for sharing this video. I watched it over five times now and I feel much more confident playing my Djembe Fola. I love the Kuku rhythm and how you introduced the call, introduction and first and second Djembe parts. . Watching your instructional video was a very enlightening and uplifting experience. Thumbs up from me and now I will subscribe. Much appreciation and respect from me to you. .

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Thanks so much Chris 🙏🏼

[@rociofuentes589]

Thank you for a great lesson!

[@dennissmerko9491]

Very good teacher .. I enjoyed this. I will watch again several times . Thank you Master Compo .

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Thanks very much Dennis!

[@kumbakumba794]

Wontanara.i'm your untie guinean.i presently in Brunei and I'll be moving to the UK in few months and I'm an artiste painter and I listen to the djembé to paint.i particularly love your djembé because you're a really djembé master.god bless you.

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Thanks very much!

[@debrawalton5453]

Thank you. From Portland maine USA

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Thanks so much Debra! Keep practicing!

[@muchasgracias108]

The most importend part of the teaching: "Please listen AND pay attention!" To be more precisly is just impossible 🤗🙏❤ And Thank You Very Much for this Nature Ambience 🌞🌞

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Thank you, Muchas Gracias!

[@jenniferbenjamin7506]

Thank you! This tutorial was excellent 👌🏽

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Thank you Jennifer!

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Thank you

[@ws8294]

Thank you from ARGENTINA🇦🇷

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You are welcome 😁

[@corinabartra6374]

Beautiful presentation. Also, very precise and calm. Thank you!

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Thanks Corina!

[@corinabartra6374]

@@WuntanaraTV You are welcome! Thanks for your appreciation

[@yourbeatmalaysia6373]

This is fabulous! You make (djembe) drumming look-&-sound simple, Master Drummer Souleymane Compo!

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Thank you very much!

[@carolynlivers9737]

Thank you for sharing.

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You are welcome Carolyn!

[@hesperidesbell4643]

Thank you brother

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Thank you too! Blessings

[@ryanwelch1357]

Ryan in West Hollywood says THANK YOU!!!

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Thanks very much Ryan! Keep practicing!

[@whylikethis2896]

Amazing, intuitive and apsolutely practical lesson indeed! THANK YOU

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Thank you!

[@kattatonic8456]

Rockin'!!! So great (& possible!!)

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Thanks Katta!

[@Александр-ж5ь4ж]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@annasoloviova5998]

Great presentation, very clear.

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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@jenniferearth1902]

Wow! Love the way you teach! Break down so clearly. Specially for a beginner. Thank you sooo much!

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Thanks Jennifer!

[@annanorris1646]

What a great lesson! I’m clumsy so will need to practice lots but such good teaching, thank you!

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Thank you Anna! Keep practicing!

[@sheeladascreativeconceptsi2366]

Super tutorial - thank you!

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Thank you Sheela!

[@davidjuniorsantos4548]

Muito boa sua instrução, parabéns.
David Santos, Macapá-AP / BR

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Obrigada! :)

[@dorbrazil]

thank youuu
amazing!!!

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Thank you Dor!

[@brianwarner308]

8:21 right and left must be reversed in Africa?

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Hi Brian. Well done for paying close attention! :) Right and left are of course the same way around in the continent of Africa as they are in the rest of the world. It's just the camera which reversed the image. This means you can mirror Souleymane when you are practicing the rhythm.

[@niluferozyoruk]

Wow 😍😍😍
Thank you so much.. 🙏

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You're welcome!

[@mamakcharepoo399]

Excellent! Do you have Venmo?

[@cigarzan]

I used to play drumset semi pro. I bought a djembe and doumbek thinking I would just jump in with natural rhythm. Haha. I wish this guy was my nextdoor neighbor.

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Haha! I wish my nextdoor neighbour appreciated my djembe playing 😂 Keep practicing!

[@gbongboasainternationalmus7982]

How much can I get a Djembe of that size please am in Nigeria

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Hi! Sorry we are based in the UK. Not sure how much a Guinean djembe would cost in Nigeria. We hope you can find one!

[@ferencmuranyi1298]

Csodálatos!!! :-)

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Thank you!

[@kumbakumba794]

A kuku leeeee ni karo borahhhhh ehhhhhhhhh

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Haha! Merci!

[@Nahulanham]

Why is this Guinea version of Kuku so different from Multipecussin? His is totally differnt.

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Hi Nahulanham. Kuku is a traditional rhythm from Guinea Conakry. We are not familiar with the 'Multipecussin' version of Kuku and it's origins.

[@pontianekakoro1737]

You must be a very good student of Mamady Keita, the greatest djembefola who ever lived

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Here's a link to Souleymane's latest African drumming tutorial teaching Sinte rhythm: ua-cam.com/video/6ezsZ7DSJFI/v-deo.html Check it out!

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And the woman in orange is still running.

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Yes! She was going for it! 😄

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Sir I am playing jambay but i don't have jambay sir can you send jambay from your country i sent you money

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There is always a jogger behind

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Yes! She was really going for it!

[@MachaonX]

There is Angela Merkel jogging backside

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😅Not Angela, but a very dedicated jogger!

[@Borishal]

Too many words.