Drum maintenance: Tuning, skin care, and shell oiling for longevity.
Drum maintenance: Tuning, skin care, and shell oiling for longevity.
My drum collection: Fontomfrom, kpanlogo, djembe. Each voice is different.
Collaborative session with a kora player from Gambia. String meets skin.
The spiritual role of drumming in Akan culture. These rhythms carry messages.
Teaching a rhythm workshop in Kumasi. Twenty students, twenty drums, one heartbeat.
Goatskin preparation for drum heads. The traditional stretching and tying process.
Polyrhythm tutorial: Playing three against two. It breaks your brain, then clicks.
Hand technique masterclass: Bass tone, open tone, slap. Three sounds, infinite music.
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Recording field sounds in the Ashanti region. Ambient percussion everywhere.