The Tao of Books Drumming

BAKONGO: Drumming Music for Dancers Ref: MX075

Geoff Johns

A drumming tape created expressly for dancing. This excellent studio recording features the Bakongo Drum Ensemble playing tradional rhythms from West Africa, Cuba and Haiti.

60 mins. ... CD

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BREATHING RHYTHMS: A Polyrhythmic Journey to Activate Your Body's Energy Ref: BV50

Glen Velez

Master percussionist Glen Velez offers a multilayered, interactive journey to attune listeners to the natural rhythms and energy flows of the body. Engaging the principles of rhythm and tone used by meditative chant and drumming traditions across the globe, these five somatic soundscapes were created to boost energy levels, encourage expansive states of well-being, and activate the "matrix of sound" that resonates within every cell of our bodies. With cello by Eugene Friesen and gypsy pan flute by Damian Dragichi.

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DRUM CIRCLE Ref: MX2038

X-Tribe

Join the high energy and driving rhythms that is X-Tribe. Inspired by Haitian rhythmic patterns, these drummers will knock your socks off with mind-blowing beats. X-Tribe combines percussion - djembes, dholaks, congas, surdos, dumbeks, dohollas, bata, bas, ogan, and ason - with didgeridoo, flute and voice.

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THE DRUMMER’S PATH: African & Diaspora Percussive Music Ref: 2750CD

Sule Greg Wilson

Sule Greg Wilson and an all-star cast of international Musicians capture the magic and power of traditional drumming with rhythms and textures from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States. Dynamic arrangements and masterful performances on a wide variety of instruments create a rich tapestry of sound and soul. This collection embodies one person’s search for the root of Spirit in music.

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DRUMMING - EN LA BOTÁNICA MAGICA Ref: M442CD

Eric Casillas

A botánica is a shop specialising in a variety of potions, candles, charms, herbs, plants, books and other articles used in the spiritual world. Look on a display shelf and you’ll see Native American herbs and sage resting comfortably next to a statue of what appears to be the Roman Catholic saint, Santa Barbara. But it turns out Santa Barbara actually represents the African deity Chango. Clients of botánica don’t discriminate among the possible cures for what ails them. A Cuban may buy some Native American sage, if they’ve heard about it’s healing powers. Eric Casillas followed the same approach in putting together the music on ‘Drumming En La Botánica Magia’. For instance ‘Ya-Ta-Hey’ is composed of three distinct African rhythms, but along with the rhythms Casillas chants ‘ya-ta-hey’ the traditional Navajo greeting, while Ben Tavera King interjects the Native American Flute. Essentially, Casillas’s music represents the microcosm of spiritual and cultural influences found in a botánica.

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FEET IN THE SOIL: Volume 2 Ref: BX12CD

James Asher

Feet in the Soil 2 is a celebration of the Aboriginal/African lifestyles; it's also drum playing for the enjoyment of it. James Asher takes trance music and examines it in different forms, from the organic, tribal sound of indigenous percussive instrumentation like bongos and djembes to modern synthesized elements that have captivated DJ's and club music fans. The latter shines through on "African Sun," a very upbeat, keyboard-friendly song that blends a pop mentality with modern trance while percussion heavy pieces like "Janjara" and "Standing Ngomo" take the more traditional approach with entrancing, yet simplistic drum beat structures.

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INNER RHYTHMS (Healing Music Series) Ref: IG118CD

Randy Crafton

Master percussionist Randy Crafton uses specific rhythmic patterns to balance internal body rhythms, causing a positive effect on pulse, respiration, and brainwaves.

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MONKEY HIP GUMBO. . & MOTHBALL STEW Ref: AP06CD

Brent Lewis

This enchanting album is the result of a once-in-a-lifetime magical jam session: the unique tribal drumming of Brent Lewis combined with the talent and originality of Tony Selvage on the electric violin-viola and Rolanda Gingras on the EVI Wind Synthesiser. Bobby Natanson, Richard Hardy, Robin Banks, James Parra and Jo de Romano add their musical sorcery to capture the essence of universal rhythm and melody.

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SHAMANIC JOURNEY: SOLO & DOUBLE DRUMMING Ref: M369CD

Michael Harner

Designed for shamanic journeying as described in Michael Harner’s book The Way of the Shaman (£8.95), side one features uninterrupted shamanic journey drumming in the classic mode. The hand drum used produces the full range of the auditory spectrum. On side two Michael Harner is joined by David Corbin. Both sides include callback and rapid return to the body.

60 mins. ... CD
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TANTRA DRUMS Ref: AB118

Al Gromer Khan

Another excellent album from the master of soundscape, Al Gromer Khan, whose previous two albums ‘Monsoon Point’ and ‘Space Hotel,’ have become widely-acclaimed best-sellers, each with their own, utterly unique flavour. In ‘Tantra Drums’ Khan probes the true meaning of tantra (which, he says, has been obscured by therapists and pornographers) and has come up with a sultry and dreamy mix of rhythms and soundscapes. Here are 10 pieces of music that are at the same time nostalgic and futuristic, subtle and soft-techno, spiritual and erotic.

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