Celebrating Authenticity
By Chris Sutton I am afraid that my words cannot begin to do this justice. I do want to use my words, however, to say that Rick’s authenticity is absolutely a blessing in my life. I have had an immense amount of fun drumming with Rick but his real gift to me is that, through […]
African Drumming vs. Community Drum Circles… Seriously?
A friend once forwarded me an online rant from a white, African-trained drumming teacher who criticized my community drum circles for not teaching the history of the djembe or traditional African rhythms. He claimed we were doing “more harm than good.” Maybe he didn’t notice all the doumbeks, congas, cajons, and frame drums in the […]