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Billmeier/Mamady Keita: A Life for the Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke - in English, French & German w/CD [inclusive] c 1999. 2nd Edition available Book w/CD US$44 incl s&h - USA orders only Book out-of-stock April 2007 Book w/CD OUTSIDE USA: USD$70
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Konaté and Thomas Ott: Rhythms and Songs From Guinea In this book are: the djembe and bass drums, rhythms and variations, bell patterns, Malinke music and dance, polyrhythms, and many other topics. Famoudou Konaté born in 1940, near Kouroussa, Guinea, W. A. At a very early age, Famoudou exhibited an exceptional musical talent. In 1959 Konaté was chosen to become the lead drummer of the Ballets Africans of Guinea national touring company & was the lead drummer for 26 years. Famoudou continually gives workshops and concerts worldwide becoming an honorary professor at the University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany, 1996. English. Book w/CD USA: $50 incl s/h Book out-of-stock April 2007 Above items sold by Djembe-L FAQ |
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| Drums:
The HeartBeat of Africa by Esther A. Dagan A wonderful overview of the different types of drums in Africa |
Mande
Music (& review): by Eric Charry, 2000 Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) |
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The Drummer's Path
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| Rhythm & Beauty : The Art of Percussion by Rocky Maffit, Chris Brown (Photographer), Evelyn Glennie List Price: Our Price: $24.50 You Save: $10.50 (30%) |
African Rhythm and
Sensibility by John Miller Chernoff. A masterpiece in analytical cultural exploration What begins as a primer in African polyrhythm becomes a spiritual quest to understand culture and humanity. Don't skip the endnotes in this impassioned examination of musical tonality and rhythm. Forging a tentative balance between scholarship and interpretation, Chernoff's book addresses the subconscious dynamics of culture, and unwittingly explains "race" more convincingly than the agitprop self-promoters whose explicit goal is to deconstruct the historical consciences of Africans and Europeans. |
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Spirit : Ritual, Magic,... Of Water and the Spirit : Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Some
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Bayaka : The
Extraordinary Music of the Babenzele Pygmies and Sounds of Their Forest Home by Louis Sarno, Jeffrey Charno (Producer), Stephen Clabattoni (Editor/Artist), Bernie Krause Midwest Book Review: Bayaka: The Extraordinary Music of the BaBenzele Pygmies is a beautifully-designed one hour long CD/photobook detailing the lives and music of the BaBenzele Pygmies of the central African forest. Bayaka details riveting music through Sarno's writing and photographs, uncovering a hardworking, resourceful, playful and musical culture. Chapters on how instruments are made (vines, hollowed-out longs, skins of animals caught in net hunts), hunting and gathering, extensive track notes and more bring the listener close to these remote forest dwellers. |
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A Systematic Method for an African Percussion Piece
by David. Locke. For both the player and the scholar Drum Gahu is another marvel produced by the leader of Ewe drumming in this country, David Locke. Locke systematically takes the reader through the patterns, playing techniques, and descriptions of each instrument; the bell, the rattle, kagan, kidi, sogo, and the master drum. In addition, he provides the reader with exercises for the playing of these instruments. The text is easy to read, but the musical notation is a bit small. I highly recommend buying the Drum Gahu tapes that are available. The tapes are of Locke performing most of the musical examples in the book. It also has an excerpt of Gahu being performed in Africa; the real thing! I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about Ewe drumming, and to anyone interested in learning to play Gahu. |
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Drumming for the Gods : The Life and Times of Felips Garcia Villamil, Santero,
Palero, and Abakua (Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music) HARDCOVER by Maria Teresa Velez |
The Heart of the
Circle : A Guide to... Drumming by Holly Blue Hawkins |
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The Healing Drum :
African Wisdom Teachings
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Edge of Magic: A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion by Mickey Hart Read more about this title... |
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| Afro-Cuban
Drumming: A Comprehensive Guide to Traditional & Contemporary Styles by Glen Caruba |
All Hands on : An
Introduction to West African Percussion Assembles by Lynn Jessup |
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Drum Circle Spirit
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The Healing Power of the Drum (10/00) by Robert Friedman A psychotherapist explores the healing power of rhythm. Excerpt: The Corporate Tribal Meeting "While leading my first drumming workshop at a Fortune 500 corporation in New York, I witnessed for the first time the extraordinary power of rhythm to transform and heal. Fifteen employees were playing hand drums in a semicircle when, without warning, a middle-aged vice-president suddenly and spontaneously lept from his seat. With absolute glee, he jumped and danced like a gazelle from one end of the boardroom to the other." Whether you are an experienced drummer or a new facilitator, GET THIS BOOK as it will open the windows to rhythm for healing. |
Russell Buddy Helm's Drumming The Spirit To Life includes a cd of drumming to enhance the method presented in this book. Basic and advanced patterns for spiritual drumming will apply to both user and listener, with chapters outlining connections between magic and drumming.
Planet Drum... : A
Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm by Mickey Hart. Synopsis
Mickey Hart's dazzling companion to his bestselling Drumming at the Edge of Magic is a
captivating chronicle of our global fascination with drums and the primal rhythms and
spells of percussion, dramatically illustrated with 350 photographs and illustrations, 200
in full color.ra tour.
Spirit into Sound: The
Magic of Music by Mickey Hart
Published, 1999 Reviews
Jerry Garcia
"Come walk with Mickey in Bakundan's garden. Learn the difference between noise
and music, and between music and magic."
Book Description
Thirty years ago Mickey Hart started researching and gathering information on music.
His studio walls eventually became covered by these powerful insights about music,
resembling a glowing anaconda that had coiled itself along the walls.
Mickey Hart, along with Fred Lieberman, shares these gems from the musical treasure chest the anaconda has guarded all these years. Hart also offers his own insights about the origin and power of music and the sacred ability of music to transform the human spirit.
"Music becomes the language of God in the Ears of the believer, a new language, a secret call." - Mickey Hart
The Healing Drum :
African Wisdom Teachings
by Yaya Diallo, Mitchell Hall
Percussion Discography Hardcover
(March 1990)
by Fernando A. Meza
The Soul of Mbira : Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe by Paul F. Berliner . 1993
When the Drummers
were Women
by Layne Redmond
More information about Layne's writings, recordings, and videos
is available at her own web site.
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The Music of
Santeria: Traditional Rhythms of the Bata Drums
by John Amira, Steven Cornelius (Please note: this book out-of-print.
New edition arriving Sept '99)
Ancient
Traditions Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali
and India
by Matthew Montfort
West African Rhythms
for Drumset
by Royal Hartigan
Afro-Cuban
Drumming: A Comprehensive Guide to Traditional & Contemporary Styles
by Glen Caruba
Didgeridoo:
Ritual Origins and Playing Techniques
by Dirk Schellberg
Ifa Divination :
Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa
by William Russell Bascom
Sixteen Cowries :
Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World
by William Bascom
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knowledge is inmense !!! This is an absolutely must have for any students or followers of the Yoruba religion and culture. William Bascom has done an excellent job of bringing out Ifa verses and patakis in this book. The information he has learned from so many years of his Anthropological studies in Nigeria have proven to be an inmense source of knowledge and wisdom on the subject. Comparing this book to others written on the subject matter, there is no comparision ! All of Bascom's work is phenominal . --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title |
The Way of the Orisa :
Empowering Your Life Through the Ancient African Religion of Ifa
by Philip John Neimark
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IFA Mr. Neimark has provided student's of IFA a great place to start. His book is both lucid & inviting. It opens the doorway to the mysteries of the Orisa & the beauty of the religion of IFA. It is a brilliant work that is perfect for someone that knows little about the religion. After being unable to find any material on anything other than Santeria, Mr. Neimark's book is refreshing & more than welcome. I think his writing style is excellent - clear & to the point. His book provides solid information from someone who has been there. Anyone that has ever wanted to explore IFA, look no further. This book is an open door in a religion where so many people pride themselves on withholding information. My thanks for Mr. Neimark for his wonderful & presentation. IFA is a truly beautiful religion & this is a truly wonderful book!!! A reader from New
Jersey, USA , July 18, 1998
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