GROUP#: MMD006
Dondo - Talking drum from Ghana, a variable-pitch drum played under the player's arm with a curved stick. Two types are available, Hausa type is depicted on the left in the picture below, Dagomba type is shown on the right.
Hausa type on left, Dagomba on right.
| Size |
Price |
| 6" x 16" |
$150.00 |
| 7" x 17" |
$175.00 |
| 12" curved stick: |
$12.00 |
| 13" curved stick: |
$15.00 |
GROUP#: MMD007
Ewe Drums - Two types are available. Carved or hoop-and-stave construction. Antelope skin. Peg tuning. Carved type drums shown in picture with unfinished shells. Most of our Ewe drums are finished darker in recent shipments and often feature very ornate exterior carvings.
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GROUP#: MMD008
Kete Drums - A handsome set of four drums from the Ashanti region decorated with red and black checkerboard cloth. Large drum (kwadum) is headed with cow skin, others are headed with antelope skin.
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Size |
Price |
Set of four drums |
$895.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD009
Kpanlogo - Conga-shaped peg-tuned drum headed with antelope skin.
Size |
Price
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9" x 24" |
$190.00 |
10" x 25" |
$220.00 |
11" x 26" |
$250.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD010
Kpanlogo (Special Quality) - Special quality Kpanlogo drums that are very profesionally carved and assembled.
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GROUP#: MMD011
Bougarabou - Ashiko type drum with cow skin. Conga sound with deep bass. Rope tensioned. Easily tuned with Mali weave.
Mali boug. on left; Ghana boug. on right
| Size | Price |
| 10" x 24" |
$250.00 |
| 11" x 25" |
$300.00 |
| 12" x 26" |
$350.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD012
Bada - Made from a large gourd with a top section cut off, a goat skin is fastened to the gourd with rope and tuned using Mali weave. Makes a nice clear tone.
Size |
Price
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13" |
$120 |
16" |
$150 |
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GROUP#: MMD013
Bougarabou - Rope-tuned conga-type (some say djembe sound) drums headed with cow skin.
Size | Price |
| 10" x 25" |
$250.00 |
| 11" x 25" |
$300.00 |
| 12" x 25" |
$350.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD014
Djembe from Ivory Coast - These sturdy djembes are carved from Iroko wood and tune up nicely, and are capable of crisp slaps, earthy tones, and deep bass notes. The wood is medium density, straight grained and very stable. The rings are carefully fitted and the top ring is pulled down enough for a big comfortable playing edge. A good quality non-stretching rope is used for tuning.
| Size | Price |
| Small (10" x 22") |
$175.00 |
| Medium (11" x 24") |
$250.00 |
| Large (12" x 25") |
$300.00 |
| X-large (13" 25 1/2") |
$350.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD015
Djun-djuns - straight and clean - Same Dimba wood as djembes; the shells are cut straight and clean.
Dundun set (dundun [shown on right, above with djembe, left], sangban, kenkeni [not shown]); all three drums: $850.00 |
GROUP#: MMD016
 Square Drums - Frame drums made from sawed boards with either goatskin or antelope skin head, played by hand or with sticks. Wedge-tuned.
9" x 9" |
$35.00 |
11" x 11" |
$44.00 |
12" x 16" |
$80.00 |
14" x 19" |
$100.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD017
Djembe from Mali - These drums are among the best available anywhere. They are made entirely by hand by master carvers of Mali, west Africa.
Dugara, Ngoni and Jala woods
Lenke (heavy hardwood) djembes
Hardwood |
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Lightweight Wood |
10" x 16" |
$130.00
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8" x 12" |
$65.00 |
11.5" x 22" |
$275.00
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10" x 17" |
$120.00 |
13" x 24" |
$385.00
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11.5" x 22
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$250.00 |
14" x 25" |
$420.00
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13" x 24" |
$350.00 |
15" x 25" |
$450.00
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GROUP#: MMD018
Djun-djun headed with cow skin - Carved from solid heavy- or lightweight tree logs to approx. 3/4" thick, this is the bass drum "heartbeat" in many drumming ensembles. Rope-tuned and headed with cow skin, it is played with an included heavy dundun stick. Players often mount a dundun bell (round or flat) on the rope and play the bell with one hand using a bell striker, the other hand on one drumhead with a dundun stick.
Motherland Music also offers Dan's square metal tube Triple Dundun Stand (not shown; its height is adjustable for standard or short drums) to set up a single drummer with three dunduns (typically, from left to right: sangban, kenkeni, dundun): $330.00 with casters / $250 without casters.
11" x 21" |
$250.00 |
13" x 23" |
$300.00 |
16" x 26" |
$350.00 |
18" x 28" |
$400.00 |
20" x 30" |
$450.00 |
Set of 3 (smaller) drums |
$800.00 |
15" straight stick |
$8.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD019
Congas hardwood -These drum shells are hand carved from one piece of wood, same as above djembes. Assembled by Motherland with heavy all steel tuning hardware or with a rope tuning system.
Ngoni wood
Dugara wood
Lightweight wood, stained red
| 10" x 29" |
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$400.00 |
| 11" x 29" |
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$425.00 |
| 12" x 29" |
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$450.00 |
| 13" x 29" |
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$475.00 |
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Drums from Nigeria |
GROUP#: MMD020
BATA - Hourglass-shaped Yoruba ritual drums carved from Oma wood and skinned with goatskin heads. Shoulder strap and leather playing stick included.
| Size |
Price |
| Iyá Ilu (8" x 28") |
$350.00 |
| Middle (7" x 20") |
$300.00 |
| 3-in-1 (4" x 9") |
$165.00 |
| Extra playing strap: |
$6.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD021
Batá (Cuban Style; carved in Africa)
| Size |
Price |
| Iyá 7" - 12" x 27" |
$375.00 |
| Iyá 7" - 13" x 27" |
$400.00 |
| Itotole 6" - 9" x 25" |
$325.00 |
| Okonkolo 5" -7" x 20" |
$250.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD022
Ekwe - Two-tone Ibo log drum. Available in two types of hardwood. Played with either a plain wooden stick, or a rubber-tipped beater. These wooden drums are found in the eastern part of Nigeria. Click here for more information on these drums.
| Size |
Red Wood |
| Mini (4" x 10") |
$60.00 |
| Small (6" x 16") |
$90.00 |
| Medium (8" x 19") |
$160.00 |
| Large (10" x 22") |
$250.00 |
| X-Large (12" x 24") |
$300.00 |
| Small beater: |
$8.00 |
| Medium beater: |
$10.00 |
| Large beater: |
$12.00 |
| Stand (large): |
$40.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD023
Gudugudu - Small wood bowl drum played with two long thin rawhide sticks. Tuning paste on head enables two-pitch effect. Tuned with wood wedges against an iron ring at the base.
| Size | Price |
| 9" x 6" |
$95.00 |
| Extra 12" stick: |
$2.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD024
Igba - Short, stout open-bottom tom-tom-like drum from eastern Nigeria. Slung from the shoulder, played with an included curved stick. Antelope skin, wedge tuning. Click here for more information on these drums.
| Size | Price |
| Small (7" x 11") |
$80.00 |
| Medium (8 1/2" x 12") |
$100.00 |
| Large (10" x 13") |
$140.00 |
| Extra 9" curved stick: |
$10.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD025
Tall Igba - Tall, open bottom tom-tom like drum with wedge tuning. This Nigerian drum is headed with Antelope skin and is played with a curved stick (included). Click here for more information on these drums.
| Size |
Price |
| 6" x 38" |
$120.00 |
| 7.5" x 40" |
$145.00 |
| 9" x 42" |
$185.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD026
Sakara - Clay ring covered with goatskin, played with an included wood stick. Small sizes produce nice, tight sound. Larger sizes produce more resonance.
| Size |
Price |
| 4" |
$12.00 |
| 6" |
$16.00 |
| 8" |
$22.00 |
| 10.5" |
$32.00 |
| 12" |
$44.00 |
| 13.5" |
$55.00 |
| Extra Stick: |
$1.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD027
Talking Drum - Hourglass-shaped variable-pitch drum from the Yoruba region of Nigeria. These drums are used for entertaining guests at weddings and other ceremonies and ocassions. Goatskin heads, hardwood shell. Shoulder strap and curved stick are included. Click here to find out more about the different sizes of Talking drums and their respective roles.
| Size |
Price |
| 5 1/2" x 12" |
$150.00 |
| 7" x 17" |
$250.00 |
| 8" x 18" |
$325.00 |
| 9" x 19" |
$400.00 |
| 10" x 20" |
$450.00 |
| Igbaju & Soworo (2 pieces): |
$85.00 |
| Curved stick (small): |
$10.00 |
| Curved stick (medium): |
$12.00 |
| Curved stick (large): |
14.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD028
Udu - Clay pot drum with attached woven-grass ring base. These drums come from the eastern region of Nigeria and are played alongside other eastern Nigerian drums such as the Ekwe, Igba, Oyo and others. Click here for more information on these drums.
| Size | Price |
| Small (10" x 15") |
$90.00 |
| Medium (12" x 17") |
$130.00 |
| Large (15" x 21") |
$180.00 |
| Extra paddle: |
$12.00 |
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Drums from Senegal |
Motherland Music is pleased to present the best of Senegal. We now offer the finest-sounding, most elegantly designed, the highest quality of craftsmanship and materials used for drums being made in Senegal.
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GROUP#: MMD029
Djembe from Senegal -Two styles of djembes are available, 'Guinean' (flared-stem, curves out at base) and 'Malian' (less flared, curves in at base). Both types are made with Dimba wood and are decorated with intrictly design patterns on the foot of the stem and artisticly carved symbols and pictures on the main body of the stem. All the wood is highly polished on the outside with multiple coats of varnish and some areas on the drum body are painted to show a beautiful contrast of smooth wood and decorative design.
Guinea-style
Guinea-style
Guinea-style
Guinea-style
Mali-style
| Size |
Price |
| 13" x 24" |
$495.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD030
Djun-djun (cowskin heads) - The shells are constructed from the best Dimba trees and are carved evenly to a fairly light weight. The wood is stained a solid color, red, green or, yellow then finished with a hand-applied varnish or wax and the shell is decorated with a picture of a baobab tree. The heads are medium thick cow hides. The rings fit tight to the shell and a heavy duty rope is used
Kenkeni 10" x 16" |
$300.00 |
Sangban 12" x 18" |
$350.00 |
Djun-djun 13 1/2" x 23" |
$400.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD032
Sabar from Senegal -The sabar is an orginal Senegal drum. It is traditionally played by the Wolof tribe in a drum ensemble of a family of drums. The shells are bueatifuly carved from dimba wood, stained various colors and finished with varnish or wax. The shells are covered with select goatskins tensioned by a rope-peg system. Easily tuned by adjusting a knot under the tuning peg.
Top: Mbëŋ-Mbëŋ (Beung-Beung); Above: N'der.
Not pictured: Thoil/Lambe (solid base).
| N'der |
$450.00 |
| Mbëŋ-Mbëŋ (Bal or Tungone) |
$300.00 - $350.00 |
| Thoil/Lambe |
$450.00 |
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GROUP#: MMD033
Tama -This is a type of talking (or variable-pitch) drum from Senegal. The shell is carved of Dimba wood to an hourglass shape. A strong wound-cotton cord is used for tensioning (the drum is placed under the player arm). The heads are lizard skin. A small curved playing stick is included.
| Small 5" x 11" |
$150.00 |
| Large 6" x 11" |
$175.00 |
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