We are Chandrakantha and David Courtney, a husband-and-wife
team who are involved in Indian Music. Although we are based in Houston,
Texas, we spend about 5 months out of each year on the road. This time is
spent teaching and performing.
Weekly drum and dance circles, in Dallas, Bastrop, North
Texas, Austin, Corpus Christi, Stephenville, Houston, Lubbock. Information and various
links maintained by Happy Shel, including links to
TexasDrums CommUnity Bookstore
and photos of Mamady Keita, Paulo Mattioli and Babatunde Olatunji's visit plus Rainbow and
Burning Man.
is an edited version of a chapter from Wingspan:
Inside the Men's Movement edited by Chris Harding and published by St. Martin's Press,
New York, l992.
We are an all female African American percussion and choral
ensemble. We perform a unique blend of a cappella singing with traditional African
percussions in music that span the African Diaspora.
WAP-pages for West Africa Percussion Notation
Notations of Bolon,Dennadon, Djaakouroussa, Djabara, Djagbé, Dunumbè,
Kadan, Kennefoli, Lafè, Lolo, Sorofoli, Sorsornet, and others to follow. Also solo's
breaks and intro's.
playing world music for the global community. I host a show,
"global beats" every thur 10-12am PST,
focusing on percussive music. I play lots of W. African as well as other drumming
traditional and fusion music.
African percussion and djembe in English and German.
The German part also contains information and order form for book "Das
Trommelbuch" and a cassette (both in German language)
5803 Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90034,
310-475-4440 yorubahouse@msn.com Yoruba House Drum & Dance Events
Location:
Motherland Music
Los Angeles, CA
West African; Afro-Cuban; Afro-Haitian; Afro-Brazilian; Tribal;
Rhythmaculture. Facilitated by: Ayo & Carole Adeyemi Saturday Monthly Drum Circle Cost: $20
Directions: Off I-10 - Santa Monica Freeway between
La Cienega and Fairfax
north side of Washington Blvd east of Adams west of Fairfax