Goumbes

The African Conga

Our Goumbe drums are built from scratch in our USA workshop, using select Ghana hardwood and African cow skins.

After the shells sit in our warehouse for several months to cure, we bring them into our workshop and build them into fine drums.

As with our other African drums, we start by sanding and oiling the shells, shaping a perfect bearing edge, then we prepare the rings and add the cradles. Next, we select the right African cow skin and mount it on the drum using our top quality 2-part US rope. After all the assembly is complete, we tune the drum in two stages to achieve an excellent tone.