by korman » Sat May 24, 2008 5:39 pm
Does he have a teacher? If not, then there's a dvd called "Remembering how to drum" which quite well explains the basic technique of the strokes and gives a couple of full rhythms (3 djembes, 3 dunduns).
If he's got the technique then try to get hold of Mamady Keita's book (contains ~60 notated rhythms) or DVDs (each has I think 7 full ensemble rhythms, and they go in progressive difficulty, so give him dvd1 and if he likes it, he can then get 2 and 3 himself).
K