From selecting each piece of wood, to tuning the head, Steve Gelman puts his heart into each and every drum he makes. You can see it in his eyes and his actions, from the time he looks over the first piece of wood for the next drum until he runs his hands over the finished product. Each one of the drums he makes is an expression of himself and he takes great pride in assuring the finest quality, tone and look to every one of them. That's just what a great drum maker does.

In the black navigational bar above, click on the links to visit dfferent areas of this web site: find out how a drum is made, learn the history of African drums, view all the drums available for purchase and much more.

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Feel the rhythm.