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It is a member of the membranophone family of musical instruments: a frame or skin (in the djembe's case it is a shell) covered by a membrane or drumhead fabricated of individually of divers products, usually rawhide
- The djembe also dead duck ore rings, rope, and skin Djembes are commonly about 12" (30 cm) in diameter and 24" (60 cm) in height, varying a few inches
- They can also be found at numberless smaller sizes, from 5" (13 cm) up to 18" (46 cm) in diameter.
Learning to play the djembe generally involves finding a master drummer and having a couple of private lessons or lessons for minute groups of people. Players generally can learn the two basic notes easily and Djembe the cessation follows[clarification needed frequency of practice] to achieve a meaningful sound and no less than 2 years to achieve a fit that is at least comparable to master drummers'.