Just to stir the pot a bit more, I'd like to point out that Wsir never mentioned
Africa in his post, he used the term "World based spitiual practices... who used
the drums". This is truly a world practice, and not at all confined to one
continent.
N.Andrew Munger
Composer/Educator/Multi-percussion artist
http://www.rhythm-art.com
http://www.summerglen-music.com
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