My drum collection: Fontomfrom, kpanlogo, djembe. Each voice is different.

The economics of being a traditional musician in modern Ghana.

How I build my setlists. There's actually a science to the song order.

Recording field sounds in the Ashanti region. Ambient percussion everywhere.

Practice log: 4 hours today focusing on technique. Some days you just have to grind.

Hand technique masterclass: Bass tone, open tone, slap. Three sounds, infinite music.

Annual drums festival performance. The culmination of a year's practice.

Cross-cultural percussion: West African rhythms in Brazilian and Cuban music.

Traditional Asante rhythms for Adowa dance. The patterns are ancient and complex.

Studio session gone wrong turned into my best creative accident yet.