Recording Djembe

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How would I go about recording a djembe for a ska/punk song :),

Mics:
Shure SM-57 (2)
Behringer ECM8000 (2)
Various drum mics

Recorder:
Tascam 414 mkii portastudio
 
This is how i recorded a djembe a couple of months a go:
1 mic about 3 inchs from the bottom hole(low)
1 mic above the top skin(top end)
1 mic aimed at the middle of the drum body

I wouldent close mic with the ecm8000, because those mics sound shittyon anything close miced.(great for over heads, i tryed useing my ecm on accoustic today(1.5ft above guitar) and noticed its way better as a room mic)
 
should i maybe put an ecm8000 like two feet above the djembe as a sort of room mic to get the sound of the whole drum itself?
 
Yeah, use the ecm. I didnt use a room mike because i had another dude playing snare in the same room 3 ft away.
 
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