Drummer: Pape
Pape (POP), has been drumming his whole life. His Is a skilled drum maker, teacher, and performer. He is a very patient teacher who helps his students learn quickly and efficiently. Pape is from Dakar Senegal and has been in the U.S. for the past 3 years.
Drummer: Luca Brandoli.
Luca has been studying and playing Cuban music for the past 20 years. He is a renowned singer and drummer and is featured on many recordings.
Drummer: Fred Jones
Mr. Jones also known as Djangewali, hails from St. Louis, MO, where he began his studies in West African music in 1975. He later moved to Chicago and became a musical director and dancer with muntu dance theatre, an internationally acclaimed company. Fred moved to Los Angeles in 1990, and now is the artistic director of Ablaye African Dance Ensemble.
He has studied and/or worked with Mamady Keita from Guinea, Mor Thom of Senegal, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Clarke, Bill Summers, among others. His teaching credits include 8 years at UCLA and numerous residencies. Fred is skilled at breaking down each rhythm into simple but challenging djembe, dunun and bell parts.
Drummer: Malik Sow, from Dakar, Senegal.
As a young boy in Senegal, Malik studied with Master Drummer Doussou Koulibaly, and dancer Karounga Sakho. In 1970 Malik was lead drummer in the Ballet d'Afrique Noir, three years later he became the Musical Director for the National Ballet of Senegal, a position he kept for ten years. Malik has traveled world wide sharing his knowledge of West African culture and his musical abilities.
Drummer: Kirk Brundage.
Kirk has lived and studied in Brazil, played in carnival with Olodum, and is compiling a book with on drumming culture of Bahia. djembe and conga players welcome.
Drummer: Ayo Adeyemi from Nigeria.
Ayo played with Baba Tunde Olatunje for many years and teaches traditional songs and drum rhythms that will enrich your spirit.
Director / Moviemaker:Mark Crutch
My perpetual need to make movies began in high school when I directed two classmates in acting out my essay. Though I had written it, I felt it needed to be dramatized in order to clarify my points. Unfortunately, it was an oral essay, and the teacher would not accept my presentation. Undaunted, I stepped out one evening to attend a screening of the film, The Unbearable Lightness of Being. This film changed my artistic vision and since then, my directorial influences are those films done in some sort of unconventional style, i.e. Psycho's extreme close ups and eye motifs; Glengarry Glen Ross, and Dogville which were filmed on small, simple sets, the surreal, methodical pacing of Pawnbroker, and the subjective camera work in Buffalo 66.
From the Comoros Islands located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. MOTHERLAND MUSIC CENTER presents NAWAL and her trio. The music is an acoustic roots based fusion where indo-arabian-Persian music meets Bantu polyphonies, the syncopated rhythm and sufi trance of the Indian Ocean. SATURDAY JUNE 2 2007
Everyone is welcome to stop by and check things out. Motherland Music has one of the best selections of African Drums and small percussion for sale in the world. We offer "hands on" instruction for learning traditional rhythms on most of the drums. Also, we have books and videos available for learning how to play and fix your djembe. We do not have online ordering. If you would like to place an order or need information,an about a product, please contact us.
We offer Solid Shell African Hardwood Congas Assembled at the Motherland workshop. Check out our Djembes from Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Ghana. Motherland Music is a company that strives to give back to the peoples and cultures of Africa that bring us such beautiful music and instruments. Maybe you would like to help too!
Learn to tune, repair or build your Djembe. Describes in detail how to finish the shell, form the rings, measure and weave rope and knots, select and install the skin and tune to perfection.
The recital was great. We will have to have more experiences like that. Check out the poetry on my page. The music is pretty good. My producers are the best I've ever met.
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Thank you for such an amazing drumming party tonight. It was an honor to be able to drum with such beautiful and generous drummers and dancers. Blessings to you!
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Tampa Taiko is a professional drumming duo that has performed their unique style for a vast array of audiences, performing at festivals, concert halls, schools, workshops, summer camps, corporate and VIP events. Using a collection of taiko drums made by themselves from discarded wine barrels, Tampa Taiko has developed a dynamic fusion of old and new styles of drumming, bringing a contemporary vibrance to an ancient martial artform.
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Not only do you guys have a really great selection of African drums, but I still can't recover from all the beautiful carvings that I've seen in so many of them. I can't wait until I can actually buy the ones that I've been drooling over! ha ha ha!!
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