Ananse Village is dedicated to supporting
small scale production by talented craftspeople of Africa. A portion of our
profits helps provide medical care and educational opportunities to the
communities we work with. "Bring the wonders of our village into your home.."
Arthur Hull's
is composed of residents from the affected communities in
the Black Mesa region of the Navajo Nation, Arizona. Dineh Alliance is based upon
traditional Dineh values of caring for and living in harmony with the earth. The
organization was formed to give a voice to traditional peoples' concerns that can affect
us and our future generations.
percussion
builder specializing in the cajon (a wooden box drum originally from Peru &
Cuba) and the marimbula (a Caribbean bass box similar to a large bass thumb
piano). In both cases the player sits on the box to play. Afro-Cuban conga
techniques translate well to the cajon. Cajons are used in Afro-Latin music,
Flamenco, and also for many unplugged type sessions as simulating a drumset
groove on the cajon is relatively simple to achieve.
an Alternative/Rainbow Virtual Community Website called
"The Friends of Freedom Website".....
(Freedom is a person....a Rainbow Drummer....hence the name...)
The webmaster of drums.org also has a personal page
featuring West African djembes, Happy Hands, skins
and other niche specialities for the hand drummer
All that percussion friends want to know
about Djembe - (Djimbe, Jembe) - Dunun - (Doundoun, djundjun) - where to buy a djembe in
Europe - buy percussion CD music - discoraphy - Malinke or Mandingo music and culture -
West-Africa - Guinea-Conakry (République de Guinée) Mali Burkina Faso Ivory Coast -
percussion music and artists - hand drums - percussion workshops -
It is a great resource that comes out twice a year and is $3 per
issue ($5 per issue for outside of the US and P.R.). It is usually about 12 pages,
but it is packed full of great stuff.
Any serious latin percussion person should subscribe to this. It is published by
Victor Rendón and Armando Rodríguez, who are both NYC percussionists (I think).
new lessons/tutorials section on my web site.
There are up to one hundred articles, tutorials, videos and audio lessons all
free to download and explore, covering everything from Indian rhythmic
systems, Hand drum techniques, dozens of percussion instrument tutorials,
master classes, Indian techniques for drum set and much more. PDF is the main
format, along with MP3 and streaming video. Also the audio page has been
re-vamped and there are lots of new audio/video files of my albums and also
extracts from some of my live projects around the world, from Sudan to
Azerbaijan, India and Nepal. It is just the start and will be updated
regularly.
To nurture musicality in all people through use of
instruments from outside the European art tradition by selling drums and other
instruments, offering classes, lessons and workshops, and sponsoring drum circles. We
believe that music has a transformative power to heal, unite and bring peace to
individuals and communities.
Many things including the video of the Venice Beach
drumcircle
Million
Mom March(03/00)
a group of concerned individuals
working towards putting an end to gun violence by promoting common sense gun
legislation. Mögöbalu
site is available (in French)
The Montreal Tamtams are drums of peace which
resonate in unison every Sunday, at the foot of Mount Royal. MOONLADY WEBSITE(01/02)
The Moonlady Pages features the writings of Amy Martin, neat info on
the Moon and seasons, plus news of events by Celestial Rhythm Celebrations
in Dallas and links to the Moonlady News community. MUSIC THERAPY
ASSN(4/99) MUSIC
THERAPISTS FOR PEACE(4/99)
Examines the power of using popular music, something people already listen to,
in therapy. Includes examples of therapeutic
messages in popular music as well as original music by Freudian Slip,
therapeutic rock band. Netherlands
Drumming Home Page
Pulse, Wave
and PulseWave
are words I use as a convenient way to describe a variety of
seemingly polarized experiences. First and foremost is the
unity/duality of mind and body, and their related approaches to
learning rhythm.
(originally from Chicago, based in Venice, CA) who has recently gotten a
unique URL for his Rhythms of Collaboration Corporate Drum
Circles. If you are not familiar with Adam's work, please visit his homepage.
a Native American
and World Percussion store in Sedona, AZ. The staff is actively involved in the drumming
community, and goes to any lengths to locate instruments for the particular needs of
drummers and music therapists. The site is just getting started and will develop a library
of sound files in both MIDI and RealPlayer format.
Texas CopWatch - This
site was initiated as an information resource for those who want to start a
group like Copwatch in their own cities. This should not be construed as
legal advice or a substitute for working with an existing Copwatch group to
get things off the ground. On this site, you can get information on
what
Copwatch is, how
to get started and more. All layouts on this site are simple and clean, so
you can print them out and share with others in your area.
Existing Copwatch groups in Texas:Houston /
Dallas /
Austin Texas Dances ~
Dance Classes & Workshops
Free
Wanted and Available Ad Forum for Vintage Drums, Percussion, and
Hardware Tri
Falcon and Dove Dance Academy
(07/03)
103 West Seneca, Suite 206A, Ithaca, New York 14850
Welcome to TexasDrums CommUnity
Belly Dance Clothing and Accessories
(06/05) -- Isis Exchange; we design and manufacture
all professional belly dance wear and accessories
Julia Alcantara Art
Holdings website
(12/03)
Pete Lockett Multi-Percussionist
(10/04)
Mamady's Official Web Site, (08/99). In English.
