The Rhythm Of Life!

Resources

Links to our friends and more drum and dance info!

The Rhythm Of Life! is a program of The Source Consulting Group; explore more excellent programs.

REMO has awesome drums and fantastic resources; check out the Health Rhythms section!

The Drum Cafe is one of our partners; we now do many programs under The Drum Cafe's name.

Mamady Keita is The World's Best Djembe Player.

The Rhythm Connection is THE place for Drum and Dance info in and around Austin, Texas.

Drumz is THE place to get your drums in Austin, Texas and one of the best outside of Africa.

Dambe in Tucson, AZ provides excellent educational programs (Martin and Ojeya rock!)

Christine Stevens is one of the world's top Drum Circle Facilitators. Read this article too...

Arizona's Drum and Dance Headquarters are here.

Arthur Hull; The "Granddaddy" of Community Drumming! He literally wote the book on it!

Drum Journey is an amazing resource listing drum teachers and drum circle facilitators, as well as excellent info on drums and rhythm…a must see site!

Rhythm Traders provieds excellent resource on CD's, books and drums.

Mickey Hart has brought the spirit oif the drum to the people. Another great article.

Drums.org provides connections to Drum and Dance Classes in the U.S. and Globally!

Djembe.org provides organized links to drum and dance information.

Click here for International listings of drum and dance classes and teachers.

RhythmWeb is an fantastic resource for info on worldwide drumming styles and instruments.

Jim Greiner's energetic and fun fulled programs for corporate and community presentations! One of the leaders in the contemporary drum circle movement.

Kulu's got Wonderful and Truly Unique Drumming programs; check him out!

Want to get your entire corporation drumming? Have 500, 600, 800 people? No worries! The Drum Cafe will get everyone in the groove with powerful metaphors and excellent programs.

Djembe african drums - Djembe african drums. Handmade ethnic percussion. Large size Djembe, Kpanlogo, Bougarabou super sale. Free shipping. Direct producers.

The Seattle World Percussion Society sponsors the annual World Rhythm Festival in Seattle.

Djembefola.com - Djembe teachers, classes and great discussion forum for the entire USA!

Sites for Teachers lists more great educational links.

Musical Resources

Artist	Title	Style
Mamady Keita	All titles (Wassolon, Afo, etc.)	Traditional West African (Master drummer)
Famoudou Konaté	All titles	Traditional West African (Master drummer)
Babatunde Olatunji	Drums of Passion and all titles	Traditional West African (Master drummer)
Professor Trance	Shaman’s Breath, Medicine Drum	Trance Dance (Modern and traditional mix)
Gabriele Roth	All albums (She has at least 10)	Trance Dance (Modern and traditional mix)
Fara Tolno	Binye	Traditional West African
Glen Velez	All titles	One of the most masterful Frame Drum players and teachers
Geoff Johns	Drum! How to play the rhythms of Africa and Latin America	Great educational CD; one of the first, and still a classic.
Kenya Masala	Juju! Volume I	Folk West African/Caribbean (Great for classroom use)

Written Resources

Author	Title	Content
Arthur Hull	Drum Circle Sprit	THE Drum circle facilitation book; includes a CD
Christine Stevens	The Art and Heart of Drum Circles	Another great book on drum circle facilitation
Martin Klabunde	West African Rhythms Sourcebook	Excellent info on culture rhythms; includes notation and a CD
Mamady Keita	My Life for the Djembe	De Facto info on culture rhythms; includes notation and a CD
Bill Matthews	Drum Talk (also Conga Joy)	Fantastic rhythm notations and information; also available as a CD or video in VHS format
Christine Stevens Lynn Kliener	Sound Shape Playbook	More great Sound Shape® games by two masterful facilitators; with CD
Layne Redmond	When the Drummers Were Women A Spiritual History of Rhythm	Fascinating history and lore
Kalani	All About Jembe All About Bongo (and Conga) Together in Rhythm The Amazing Jamnasium	Fantastic educational and “learn to play” books; Kalani also had videos and CD’s...his matarials are top notch!
Yaya Diallo	The Healing Drum	Drum history and lore
Sule Greg Wilson	The Drummer’s Path	Spirituality and energy of drumming
Robert Lawrence Freidman	The Healing Power of the Drum	Amazing stories that tell the power of rhythm and drumming
Mickey Hart	Planet Drum / Drumming at the Edge	Drum history and lore
Rocky Maffit	Rhythm and Beauty	Well done overview of global percussion instruments…wonderful pictures; includes a CD

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