About Djembe Master

The Djembe Master platform was founded by Ian Mikael Kirss - an Estonian drummer turned Paiste artist turned drum teacher.

With a background in classical piano and drumming at gatherings all over the world, Ian pioneered a new approach to the djembe drum.

In 2020, djembemaster.com launched its first courses. Three years later the platform had clients in 40 countries on all 7 continents. The Djembe Master YouTube channel has gained over 17K subscribers.

2023 saw many structural upgrades as the platform gained new stakeholders and started providing products in addition to services.

In 2024, the focus is on adding value in the Facebook group, providing private lessons online and creating play-along practicing videos on YouTube (21K subs). Students in 43 countries.

"The Djembe Master platform was created to teach people who ♥️ rhythms, how to play one of the most popular drums in the world together with friends, using beats that actually work."