Dimensions & materials
- Skin diameter : 31,5 cm
- Height : 61,5 cm
- Weight : 9 kg
- Kind of wood : Rosewood (gueni, hare, khadi, balafon wood) (Pterocarpus erinaceus)
- Medium thickness shaved goat skin
- Halyard
A product of African craftsmen (Guinea)
Guinea professional djembe
Goni (balafon wood, hare) is the densest wood used in the fabrication of Malian djembes. Widely appreciated in Burkina Faso for its acoustic qualities, it is also used in the fabrication of the keys for balafons (African xylophones).