Djembe Bwana is a cultural project that came around from our interest in traditional music, djembe drumming, and animation. The music and rhythm alone tell a story of a drummer experimenting with his instrument and presenting his master skills to an audience gathering around. Throughout, we tried to keep the animation style and character simple, focusing on the key movements and gestures that portray the drummer's musical personality.
During the concept design and creation process, we tried several ideas, where the drummer kept changing the looks, and style, or the medium itself was getting a gamified feel. The following renders and illustrations show a few of the concepts, where the first image shows a 3D model of the drummer that can be rotated around using the left mouse button to see the drummer from different angles.
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