Two sets of Anthology tapes are leaving CA today to travel around for copies. One set is going to Seattle, then back down the Pacific coast and finally to AZ &...
Steve Tierra
sctierra@...
Apr 17, 2000 4:32 pm
1981
... You know, this is pretty exciting! It's a big chain of people who really care about music helping each other out! Angelique Learn more about me and...
Angelique
angelique@...
Apr 17, 2000 5:01 pm
1982
A post card from Florida I am still recovering from last sunday. I went to the largest regular weekly circle I know of called Drum Circle on Siesta Beach. If...
Aaron Nobbe
KINGWORSHIP@...
Apr 18, 2000 2:39 pm
1983
Greetings Folks, A friend came by with his digital camera and took a pretty kule picture of me and a few of my drums, I put it up on my websight ...
R
clark@...
Apr 18, 2000 2:55 pm
1984
What i'm looking for is the smallest drum possible that will still make the rather large low boom of a floor tom... it's for ritual purposes... if you have any...
Al Di Blassio
diablo@...
Apr 18, 2000 4:00 pm
1985
Hi list, I hope things are well. Check out the excellent web site putted together by percussionist Paoli Mejias, from Puerto Rico. Hope you like it! ...
Jorge Ginorio
jorgeg@...
Apr 18, 2000 4:03 pm
1986
whoops. That's so embarassing... I was trying to email 'R' privately, so as not to bother the entire group... Hey Mr. Listadmin! (Is it Nolan...?) Would there...
Al Di Blassio
diablo@...
Apr 18, 2000 4:09 pm
1987
Hello All, I am seeking anyone interested in trading videos related to Afro- Cuban music. I have numerous tapes recorded via camcorder in Cuba or from Cuban...
merella@...
Apr 18, 2000 10:05 pm
1988
Yes, I believe that there is a way to do that (and either Nolan or Steve Tierra would know for sure), but the idea of a list is that people share, so the...
Jeff Howe
jeffh@...
Apr 18, 2000 10:05 pm
1989
I had so much fun making my first batch of shekeres (4 in total), that I completely stepped off the deep end and ordered a bunch more gourds (from Wellburn...
Jeff Howe
jeffh@...
Apr 18, 2000 10:09 pm
1990
Hi Jeff, I spent Sunday afternoon crawling through the bins at Zittel Farms. I just finished putting a "skirt" on a new gourd (old one broke) and have started...
mary brassell
mug@...
Apr 18, 2000 11:19 pm
1991
... I always seem to have one in the works. I have several 'monsters' from Wellburn that I am about to grapple with. I need a good size caja to complete the...
Steve Tierra
sctierra@...
Apr 19, 2000 12:56 am
1992
... Yes, you pretty much have to cut and paste if you want the message to be private (is it really that much work?). I set it that way because it used to be...
Nolan Warden
nmwar@...
Apr 19, 2000 2:13 am
1993
... I just made one. I used a few large glass beads which make it a little too loud. The plastic "pony" beads are all you need, I think. -nolan ... Enjoy the...
Nolan Warden
nmwar@...
Apr 19, 2000 3:12 am
1994
Hi Mary, Gee, I never thought about putting up a picture -- I guess I could do that, though I must say that it still feels sorta experimental, both in terms of...
Jeff Howe
jeffh@...
Apr 19, 2000 3:21 am
1995
Steve, How big are your 'monsters'? My order was for 20 in the 9"-10" range, and 8 in the 11"-12" range. The big ones do seem big to me, but we shall see what ...
Jeff Howe
jeffh@...
Apr 19, 2000 3:36 am
1996
Just curious about where you get your gourds from, Nolan. I know you're in the Northeast like me. We grow big pumpkins up here, but we don't do so well with...
Jeff Howe
jeffh@...
Apr 19, 2000 3:40 am
1997
... Hi Jeff, I have learned three basic parts for Bembe. T = thump or tone u= sling skirt up the gourd d= sling skirt down the gourd The u and d need to be...
mary brassell
mug@...
Apr 19, 2000 5:06 am
1998
... I made one from bone beads....sparsely placed....you get the sharpness of the glass bead sound without the loudness. ... Enjoy the award-winning journalism...
Steve Tierra
sctierra@...
Apr 19, 2000 4:20 pm
1999
... The big ones are in the 12 to 14 inch range. At first I thought they were too big as well but I've seen them this large so I thought I'd try it and see...
Steve Tierra
sctierra@...
Apr 19, 2000 4:20 pm
2000
Because of rainy weather and a week off, I have begun reading a book I ordered from the Museum for African Art, called Face of the Gods, Art and Altars of...
mary brassell
mug@...
Apr 19, 2000 5:10 pm
2001
... I have made three of the 14" size and it is difficult to make them light enough for sustained play. Each of mine is being use at actual Bembes (hours of...
mary brassell
mug@...
Apr 19, 2000 5:23 pm
2002
some one please tell me how to get off this board..please. thank you, lazik351@... ... Good friends, school spirit, hair-dos you'd like to forget. ...
lazik351@...
Apr 19, 2000 6:01 pm
2003
I'm in the Northwest. Yes, glass beads make the shekere VERY loud - but, a lot of plastic beads do too. The most apparent feature of glass beads is the...
Ray Ruhlen
rruhlen@...
Apr 19, 2000 6:05 pm
2004
... I have been fortunate enough to never have to buy a gourd. All of mine have been gifts. However, I am going to start investing in some this summer. I ...
Nolan Warden
nmwar@...
Apr 19, 2000 6:14 pm
2005
Hi list, I hope things are well. Now that we are discussing some Shekere construction and techniques. Arturo Rodriguez and his Interact and Learn company, has...
Jorge Ginorio
jorgeg@...
Apr 19, 2000 6:58 pm
2006
All this type about gourds gets me excited thinking about getting started to grow my own agin this year. I have been experimenting for about ten years with...
Barkman...Drum FunCir...
smalltime_2000@...
Apr 19, 2000 7:08 pm
2007
Greetings Al and ALL, ... Smallest in what way? Width or Length? A large frame drum will produce some remarkable low tones, OTOH a pipe drum I made has an...
R Clark
clark@...
Apr 19, 2000 7:47 pm
2008
Maybe some of you will make it to the Ohio Gourd Festival, the largest one in the world, so they say, and certianly it brings gourd afficionados in from all...
Peter E. Carels
carelspe@...
Apr 19, 2000 7:58 pm
2009
Just wanted to let everyone know about an excellent book that's been recently published. "Drumming For The Gods" is a biography of master drummer Felipe Garcia...
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