Non-traditional djembe techniques

In another thread, Eric Steuer wrote:

> one has to be willing & able to play any of these instruments in both
> traditional and non-traditional fashion to get the most out of them. malinke
> chops & repertoire, for example, won't help you much if you are playing that
> djembe in a small bar with a songwriter with an acoustic guitar..in that
> case you'll want to do some very undjembelike things, like play open &
> closed notes, make use of muffling (with one hand)& harmonics, finger
> techiniques, scratching and so on; to make a drum like a djembe versatile,
> one must be able to think outside the box..

This is something I'm very interested in pursuing as I want to be able to
accompany storytellers etc in small "acoustic" settings. I've started
experimenting but would certainly appreciate advice and/or pointers to
further resources

Thanks