This September I will be joining a jazz band here in town called the Flashbacks. We play all kinds of jazz music but also music from the band Chicago and my favorite TV theme songs, "Hawaii 5-0" and "Pink Panther" to name a couple. I will be playing Latin hand drumming on Conga and bongos and probably using my new African djembe too. I'm pretty excited about this!
This year marks 50 years since I started drumming at the age of 13. I got a drum set and learned rock and roll and played percussion in my high school concert band. Over the years, drumming took me in new directions . I played tabla (Indian Kirtan chanting music) Bodhran (Irish music) and learned a little drum line routine one year on my snare drum.
In addition, I play percussion in my church (Unity) band each Sunday. The picture above is of my friend Whit who made me a new djembe. It is small in size but powerful in sound. It is amazing to play it!
To me, having new rhythms to learn and play is very symbolic of new life's rhythms coming into my life. I wonder where they will take me? It is a mystery but a joy to be on this journey.
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