Category: Blog
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Avoiding injuries playing hand drums
Injuries while playing drums can happen to anyone from the most beginning player to the most advanced. One of my […] Read More »
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Tai Chi Chuan on the beach on Koh Samui Thailand
Tai Chi on beach of Koh Samui Thailand Read More »
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Respecting the instrument you play: lesson one
One of the first most important lessons to learn when we first buy or get given a drum is to […] Read More »
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Panasonic’s DMC-TZ7 Hybrid Camera Read More »
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Talented young gymnasts and dancers on the beach in India with live percussion (FULL version)
Talented young gymnasts and dancers on the beach in India with live percussion Read More »
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Aga from Poland demos Chinese Yang style short Tai Chi Chuan in India part 2
The amazing and beautiful Aga from Poland demonstrates part 2 of the Yang style short form of Tai Chi Chuan Read More »
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Kassa rhythms and variations “Saraya” from Guinee, West Africa ballet style
n this lesson excerpt we look at the Kassa family of rhythms. This is the Saraya variation shown on dununs “down” style also known as “ballet” style. Read More »
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Learning with the help of tools: camcorders, cameras and recording devices
Learning music and dance from the African diaspora can be fun but also challenging at times. If you did not […] Read More »
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Basic’s: “clave concept” an introduction
It is all about basics and fundamentals. One of the fundamentals of all West African drumming is the clave concept. […] Read More »
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Back to basics part one, “where is the one” in West African djembe music?
Drumming to me, especially drumming from the African diaspora is about learning and always playing basics, or “fundamentals”. If you […] Read More »
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Dealing with complainers at drum jams
Before coming to a drum circle, drum lesson or class please leave your personal baggage at home. The music scene […] Read More »
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Top 10 do’s and dont’s at a drum circle, drum jam or party
If you are walking into an unkonwn situation be it a drum circle, drum jam, party or a dance class […] Read More »