A
djembe or
jembe ( ; from Malinke
jembe ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered
goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from
West Africa. According to the
Bambara people in
Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose. In the
Bambara language, "djé" is the verb for "gather" and "bé" translates as "peace."