A couple of cool events: 12th Annual American Indian Heritage CelebrationSaturday, November 17 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. FREE Watch dancers perform traditional...
Posted by: "bangadrum_com" chris@... Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:31 pm (PST) Hi Everyone, The 5th Edition of Mamady Keita's outstanding book "A Life for the ...
Drum this Saturday in Raleigh, NC with Jim Donovan Jim Donovan brings "The Rhythm Renewal Drumming Workshop" to Raleigh Saturday Nov 3 Acclaimed teacher and...
I was in Chi town last week and met Dr. Lilian Friedberg from the Djembe project. She is doing great consistant work with youth up there with drums. Below is...
For those coming to tomorrow's workshop with JD, we're holding a mixer at 11:30 at the Rockford, 320 1/2 Glenwood Ave. I recommend parking at blue lotus, then...
Although there are some good points here, this poor person seems pretty miserable, holding on to such a grudge for 10 years - and expressed with such...
Greetings, I thought the article had some flaws, like generalization for one. And have composed to their organization note regarding my opinion. I've...
This Week: Thurs 11/8/2007-7:00 pm-Jim Roberts Hand Drumming Class Fri 11/9/2007: 4:00 pm-Mamadou Diabate @ Duke Campus 6:30pm-River Rhythms Sat 11/10/2007: ...
Lilian was right ,my introduction to her work was a few weeks back not last week (see her note to me at bottom), so my timing was off. I DO NOT know her...
Nearly 20 of us turned out for the Rhythm Renewal workshop on Saturday. Jim was a blast and we did everything from jam to Babatunde Olatunji tunes to meditate...
RDC just received a copy of "Power of the Drum" for our lending library. Check it out at http://thepowerofthedrum.com/ . Many thanks to Rick Borecki for...
In one of the downloads about the Hooked on Drums kids, Dr. Friedberg says that she is going to start another school drum group. And for this one she is...
Lillian Friedberg sent this to me personally - she is not sure if she is on the list or not. I told her I'd send along to you folks! Nancy Dear Nancy, (I'm...
Traditional African cultural authenticity would also include only male drummers.? Wsir, you may remember our friend Ama, who works at the VA Hospital; she is...
... Oh, I don't know...these days, when people bring that up, I like to suggest that they watch these videos http://youtube.com/watch?v=8VVbcFQMePo ...
Padmini (Dr. Hands - professor and researcher by day, performer at heart) is actually from India. Some of the band's music involves funky drum patterns from...
Jammed with my pal Sean last night and he pointed me toward this great clip on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GltWzIQq9rw Kudos to Serena for putting...
Several folks have contacted me off-list regarding the inflammatory nature of this discussion. Some seem pretty worked up about this! Please keep in mind that...
I would be the last person to tell someone not to violate tradition; it would be pretty hypocritical.? I was just pointing out what the tradition was.? But...
Did you think the comment about folks telling people not to "violate tradition" was directed at you? It certainly wasn't--far more to many others over the...
I did not think the original comment about authenticity was directed at me.? Presumably when you wrote it you didn't know I existed.? I did make some points...
Music Explorium News - Nov 7, 2007 Put more PLAY in your day! "It is a happy talent to know how to play." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, poet and...