The Yoruba House store specializes in the sale and quality repair of hand carved drums of all kinds from West Africa

Ayo and drums

The Yoruba House store specializes in the sale and quality repair of hand carved drums of all kinds from West Africa. We also a have a wide selection of clothing, jewelry, ceremonial artifacts, books and music.

PERCUSION

Yoruba House has a wide selection of high quality authentic West African instruments tuned by the ear of our master drummer and teacher Ayo Adeyemi. Among the instruments available are djembe, junjun, talking drum, balaphone, agogo, asiko, shekere, and log drum. Each comes in variety of sizes.

JUNJUNS

Junjuns range in price from $300 to $900. Our higher priced junjuns are carved out tree trucks with cow skins on both sides. The heads are 20" or more diameter. The same size junjun made from pine wood put together goes for around $600. Each junjun of this kind is handcrafted at Yoruba House. We will also do custom carving on your drum. Send us your design ideas and we will give you a quote.

DJEMBES

Djembes come in all shapes and sizes, heavy and light wood, from various sources in West Africa. Before they leave our store they are professionally tuned so they are ready to play when they reach their home. Y.H. djembes range from $125 to $1000. All djembes bought from Yoruba House come with redeemable service certificate for reskinning the head if it breaks within a year.

TALKING DRUMS FROM NIGERIA

These are professional dun duns from the family of drums called Iyaalu and Gangan. Iyaalu, the largest of the double headed tension drums are played with curved sticks and are between 19" and 21" long and 28" and 34" circumference of head. The Gangan are different than the Iyaalu in that they have an elongated truck and usually have tensioning strings colored browns. Prices start from $150.

AGOGO

Yoruba House features ceremonial call bells of all sizes and shapes mostly from the homeland of Ogun, Alagbede Orun, the heavenly iron bender. Prices vary $80 to $250 per bell.

YORUBA HOUSE DRUM CASES

We sell top of the line custom made canvas foam drum cases. They are light weight, easy to carry, durable zipper closings, attractive, and great protection for the traveling drum or bell, etc. For custom cases send us a drawing with the measurements and color preference from any combination of black, green, red, and yellow for odd sizes and shapes.
medium djembe cases $90
large djembe case $105

YORUBA HOUSE CD
	by Baba Ayo Adeyemi
		Chants of the Orisa CD A medley of Orisa songs performed African village style. Side A features Were Were Ninon njo, Chant to Shango; Ara Amile, We Are Alive and Well; Awo, Awo, Chant of the Sacred Brotherhood; Eni Woya, In the name of togetherness. Side B, Asalam Aleckum, Peace be un to You; Ya mata Kuzo, Spirit of Fertility; Iyo Ya, Something Great is happening here.	$20.00
		Language of the Drum CD Yoruba rhythm is a meditation, prayer and entertainment at the same time. The rhythms and the notes have specific effects and spiritual significance. Side A teaches step by step the nine basic rhythms of the Yoruba tradition. Side B is the performance of all the rhythms with djembes, bell, jun-jun and shekere and some vocals. sample mp3	$20.00
		Compilation CD Learn 10 songs on Djembe. Comes with book of songs.	$50.00
		The Ritual of Yankee CD Yankee is one of many healing chants of the Yoruba tradition. It literally means knock it out. Take out the negativity and release the fear. The chant goes with a letting go movement where you fall into someone's arms. Side A teaches each line and each part both call and response. Side B performs the chant with all the parts progressively getting faster and faster. A great African meditation tape.	$20.00
BOOKS ON THE IFA RELIGION
	Books by Fa'Lokun Fatunmbi
		AWO Ifa and the Theology of Orisha Divination-----------------	12.95
		OBATALA Ifa and the Chief of the White Cloth-----------------	5.95
		ESU Ifa and the Divine Messenger-------------------------------	5.95
		OGUN Ifa and the Spirit of Iron---------------------------------	5.95
		SHANGO Ifa and the Spirit of Lightning-------------------------	5.95
		OSUN Ifa and the Spirit of the River-----------------------------	5.95
		YENONJA/OLOKUN Ifa and the Spirit of the Ocean-----------	5.95
		OCHOSI Ifa and the Spirit of the Tracker------------------------	5.95
		OYA Ifa and the Spirit of the Wind-------------------------------	5.95
	Books by Chief Fama
		Fundamentals of the Yoruba Religion-------------------------	20.95
		Fama's Ede Awo Orisa Yoruba Dictionary-------------------	20.95
	Book by William Bascom
		Ifa Divination-------------------------------------------------	24.95
	Book by Babalawo Ifayemi Awopeju Bogunmbe
		Iwe Odu Ifa---------------------------------------------------	15.95