Come to the Circle by The Drum Brothers
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Summer evening Circle in 100 Mile House Photo: Illy
Typically, people gather to drum in drum "circles" with others from the surrounding community. The drum circle offers equality because there is no head or tail. It includes people of all ages. The main objective is to share rhythm and get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group consciousness. To entrain and resonate. By entrainment, I mean that a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the group as they drum together. - Mickey Hart
Drum Circle members welcome guests to Billy's art show. Photo: Victoria.
DRUMMING LINKSGENERAL
About the Djembe
History of the djembe
Drum Carvers Conakry, Guinea-Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 [video]
Rhythm as a tool for healing and health in the aging process
Djembe Lovers - Facebook page
Djembefola - West African djembe drum and dance communityDRUMS
Beresanke Percussion djembes - Vancouver
Canadian Freestyle Hand-made drums
Granville Johnson - djembe catalogue
Moonrise Music - make drums in Duncan BC
Moperc Djembes - hand-made in Canada
On E-BayPLAYERS - videos
Ibrahima Boka Camara - Virtuoso solo performance
Bobo Drummers
Large group djembe performance in Guinea
Djembe Solo Hip Hop Style
Babatunde Olatunji - interpretation of Fanga, a rhythm from Liberia
Unnus Darbuka Sow - little guy plays big
Young boy plays Djembe on subway platform
Small Djembe ensemble
Slightly larger djembe ensembleINSTRUCTIONAL
Djembe Beats - videos demonstrating djembe rhythms
How to play the djembe - faint voice but the hands say it all. [video]
How to play the flam tap and paradiddle on the Djembe [video]
Djembe and Conga - a few basic lessons [PDF]
How to Play the Djembe Drum - requires sign-in
Free Online Drum Rhythm Lessons
Trevor Salloum - Kelowna-based percussionist, author and teacherCIRCLES
Griffith Park Drum Circle [video]
Backyard Drum Circle [video]
Rumble to a Groove [video]
Why Freestyle?
Summer Circle at 108 Heritage Site. Photo: Ruediger
CIRCLE MEETS
(Beginners welcome)
Drum Circle at 108 Mile Ranch
Saturdays 1 - 3 pm at The Hills Health Ranch baseball diamond.
Bring a chair/stool and drum, if you can.
Jeffrey 250 791-9206.
NEARBY EVENTS
Okanagan drumming events
A drum circle is any group of people playing (usually) hand-drums and percussion in a circle. They are distinct from a drumming group or troupe in that the drum circle is an end in itself rather than preparation for a performance. They can range in size from a handful of players to circles with thousands of participants.
- Wikipedia
I was originally drawn to drumming because of the sounds that come from drumming, the resonant reverberation that stays in the air, and also the way it felt in my body. I come to drumming as therapy, because of the way it feels in my body; when I drum, or simply when I close my eyes and allow the drumming of others to wash over me. It's a vibrational massage that aligns and tunes me. In the work I do, witnessing the stories and pain and growth of others; I feel it's important not to get too caught up in that, not to have it stick or stay with me, and the drumming does this for me, it's a beautiful release. I had "two left hands" so to speak and stuck to the heartbeat drumming at first, but I am slowly learning to stretch and feel the beat deeper and answer back with more creativity.
- Anon.
I release energy through drumming. I continually find myself getting physically stronger. My eye-hand-mind coordination is at a place it has never been before. I listen to music in ways I never thought possible (as in I begin to understand how some of it fits together).- Anon.
SEARCH HERE FOR INFORMATION ON DRUMMING:
Djembes, drum circles and related material - from selected sites so the results are usually of very good quality.
CONGA DRUMS FOR SALE
Latin percussion Aspire 9” & 10” heads with stand and tuning wrench. Good condition. $350 (new $725). Photo
Ph. 250-791-5263 2drumdrum@gmail.com
- Hannu & Darlene
Photos © Ruediger, Mike, Victoria, Anna, Illy, Jeffrey, Billy, Tiger
