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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.
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Artist |
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Style |
Mamady Keita
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All titles (Wassolon, Afo, etc.)
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Traditional West African (Master drummer) |
Famoudou Konaté
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All titles |
Traditional West African (Master drummer) |
Babatunde Olatunji
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Drums of Passion and all titles |
Traditional West African (Master drummer) |
Professor Trance
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Shaman’s Breath, Medicine Drum |
Trance Dance (Modern and traditional mix) |
Gabriele Roth
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All albums (She has at least 10) |
Trance Dance (Modern and traditional mix) |
Fara Tolno |
Binye
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Traditional West African |
Glen Velez |
All titles |
One of the most masterful Frame Drum players and teachers
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Geoff Johns |
Drum! How to play the rhythms of Africa and Latin America |
Great educational CD; one of the first, and still a classic.
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Kenya Masala |
Juju! Volume I |
Folk West African/Caribbean
(Great for classroom use) |
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| Written Resources |
Author |
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Content |
Arthur Hull |
Drum Circle Sprit
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THE Drum circle facilitation book; includes a CD |
Christine Stevens |
The Art and Heart of Drum Circles |
Another great book on drum circle facilitation
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Martin Klabunde |
West African Rhythms Sourcebook |
Excellent info on culture rhythms; includes notation and a CD
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Mamady Keita |
My Life for the Djembe |
De Facto info on culture rhythms; includes notation and a CD
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Bill Matthews |
Drum Talk (also Conga Joy) |
Fantastic rhythm notations and information; also available as a CD or video in VHS format
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Christine Stevens Lynn Kliener
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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
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Fascinating history and lore |
Kalani |
All About Jembe
All About Bongo (and Conga)
Together in Rhythm
The Amazing Jamnasium
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Fantastic educational and “learn to play” books; Kalani also had videos and CD’s...his matarials are top notch! |
Yaya Diallo |
The Healing Drum
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Drum history and lore |
Sule Greg Wilson |
The Drummer’s Path
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Spirituality and energy of drumming |
Robert Lawrence Freidman |
The Healing Power of the Drum |
Amazing stories that tell the power of rhythm and drumming
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Mickey Hart |
Planet Drum / Drumming at the Edge
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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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