How to Play the African Krin Log Drum - Tutorial - video Dailymotion

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In this video, I'll show you how to play the African log drum, or Krin drum—a handcrafted instrument from Mali made of Gueni wood, similar to Sheesham. Featuring three slits and two distinct notes, it comes with a pair of stick beaters. While I'm not an expert, I'll demonstrate a simple rhythm and explore the rich variety of sounds this unique drum can produce.  Buy the African log drum here: https://www.carvedculture.com/products/krin-log-drum

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00:00In this video, I'm going to show you how to play the African log drum, also known as a crin drum.

00:06This one is made by hand in Mali, Africa.

00:10It's made from guenny wood, which looks very similar to shisham.

00:14And basically, this one has three slits, slit here, slit here, slit here, and two notes.

00:21You can play any note, this one or that one, and it comes with two sticks.

00:26And this is roughly how it sounds.

00:27I'm not an expert with this instrument, but here it goes.

00:50So basically, when you play this instrument, because it's hollow, you kind of create your own pattern,

00:56and you want to do it around the middle.

01:01And then you can go to the edge.

01:05The interesting thing about this instrument is everyone plays it differently.

01:09It doesn't matter where you're from, you probably have a different rhythm in your head,

01:12something that you want to play, and it just comes out.

01:15But you can experiment with different sounds.

01:17And, you know, if you want to, you can turn it and use the different tone.

01:22So let's turn that like that.

01:24And...

01:24When you hit the log drum, you want to aim to use this much of the drumstick.

01:40Anyway, this was a highly requested video, and this is the log drum.

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01:51And if you want to check it out, I'll see you next time.

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