Category: Blog
-
Sometimes it takes a long time to learn how to play like yourself”
“Sometimes it takes a long time to learn how to play like yourself” Quote by Miles Davis. The drum like […] Read More »
-
How To Play Drums As We Age
How To Play Djembe and Hand Drums As We Get Older. As we age our body does not react the […] Read More »
-
Space The Final Frontier
“Space, the final frontier” What is it about space, that makes us want to put stuff in it? When we […] Read More »
-
It’s all about love and respect
I have been involved with traditional West African drumming, Afro Cuban, Haitian and other forms of hand drumming and percussion […] Read More »
-
The Djembe Drum-A Short History From Various Sources
The Djembe Drum- Here is an overview and a little bit of information I have gathered from others about the […] Read More »
-
You can learn learn simply by listening to nature and practicing
One of the most fun things about drumming and percussion is that every time you sit down to play you […] Read More »
-
The most important thing you can learn when beginning drumming
Learning to play the 6/8 bell in sync with your foot, (or even better both feet moving evenly) is the […] Read More »
-
Keeping your learning process simple!
Learning by starting simply There is so much amazing and wonderful information being shared online, in apps, youtube, books, Facebook […] Read More »
-
Tricks of the trade
Tricks of the trade Certain students and players have minds where they can remember what they have learned simply from […] Read More »
-
crawl before you walk
Crawl before you walk. When studying and playing West African and Afro Cuban drums and rhythms, just like a baby you […] Read More »
-
How To Buy The Best Djembe
How to choose the best djembe. Many people write to me all the time and ask, “what djembe should I […] Read More »
-
The hands of Chief James Hawthorne Bey
Did you know that the system for pulling the drum, the “no hole” roping system using the two rim system […] Read More »