Halloween Quote:
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble." – William Shakespeare

Halloween Quote:
"Rold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "raunted," or "forbidden" in the title." ~From Scooby-Doo

Fun Facts:
The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF; pronounced /ˈjuː.nə.sɛf/[1]) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund but it has continued to be known by the popular acronym based on this old name. Headquartered in New York City, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

Quote of the Day:
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

Fun Facts:
A goblet drum (also chalice drum) is a goblet shaped hand drum used mostly in Arabic, Assyrian, Persian, Balkan, Greek, Armenian, Azeri and Turkish music. Its thin, responsive drumhead and resonance help it produce a distinctively crisp sound. Though it is not known exactly when it was made it is known to be ancient of origin.
Some Names:
General - darbakeh, tarabuka (دربكة), tablah, tableh (طبلة)
Afghanistan - zairbaghali, zerbaghali (Dari), zir-baghali
Albanian - qypi
Armenian - doumbak, doumbag (Դումպեկ)
Assyria - dombuk, derbakeh
Azerbaijan - dumbul, dunbul , dümbək
Bosnian - tarabuk

Fun Facts:
The cowbell is an idiophone hand percussion instrument used in various styles of music including salsa and infrequently in popular music. It is named after the similar bell historically used by herdsmen to keep track of the whereabouts of cows.

Friday Drummer Joke:
Why did the drummer have 10 kids?
He sucked at the rhythm method.

Quote of the Day:
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)

Fun Facts:
The ganzá is cylindrically shaped, and can be either a hand-woven basket or a metal canister which is filled with beads, metal balls, pebbles, or other similar items. Those made from metal produce a particularly loud sound. They are usually used to play a rhythm underneath the rest of the band.

African Proverb:
Only a knife knows what the inside of a coco-yam looks like. (Those
who investigate and research something understand the subject.)

Fun Facts:
Talking drums are some of the oldest instruments used by west African griots and their history can be traced back to ancient Ghana Empire. The Hausa people (and by influence, the Yoruba people of south western Nigeria and Benin and the Dagomba of northern Ghana) have developed a highly sophisticated genre of griot music centering on the talking drum.

Daily Quote:
"I believe that to meet the challenge of the next century, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for his or her own self, family or nation, but for the benefit of all mankind."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Fun Fact:
The "talking drum" is a Nigerian drum whose pitch can be regulated to the extent that it is said the drum "talks" and can be used for drum communication. Talking drums are hour-glass shaped with two heads (made from either goat, lizard, or fish skin) tuned by straps that connect the heads with each other. The player puts the drum under one shoulder and beats the instrument with a specialised beater. The pitch is raised or lowered by squeezing or releasing the drum's strings with the upper arm.

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Fun Facts:
A caxixi is a percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat-bottom filled with seeds or other small particles. The caxixi is an indirectly struck idiophone. Like the maraca, it is sounded by shaking. It is found across Africa and South America, but mainly in Brazil. Natives believed the caxixi to summon good enchanted spirits and to ward off evil ones.

Quote of the Day:
"For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place."
Maya Angelou

Quote of the day:
“Life is the sacred mystery singing to itself, dancing to its drum, telling tales, improvising, playing”
anonymous

Fun Facts:
The shekere is a percussion instrument from Africa, consisting of a dried gourd with beads woven into a net covering the gourd. Throughout the continent it is called different things, such as the lilolo, axatse (Ghana), and chequere. It is predominantly called shekere in Nigeria.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Only 1 week left before the fall 2009 Drum Retreat! Call to register today.

Quote of the Day:
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Mahatma Gandhi

Fun Facts:
A Dunun (also known as dundun, doundoun, or djun-djun) is the generic name for a family of West African bass drums that developed alongside the djembe in the Mande drum ensemble. It is not to be confused with the dundun, theYoruba name of the West African talking drum. There are different sizes of dunduns, ranging from 25 to 60 cm. Basing on the size, construction technique and tuning, there are different names for each type of dundun. Some of the most often used names are konkoni, kenkeni, sangban, dununba, djeli-dun, etc

Friday Drummer Joke:
What's the similarity between a doumbek player and a philosopher?

They both perceive time as an abstract concept.

Fun Facts:
The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in the classical, popular and religious music of the Indian subcontinent and in Hindustani classical music. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres. The term tabla is derived from an Arabic word, tabl, which simply means "drum." It is covered with goatskin on which a black paste is applied to improve the pitch.

Quote of the Day:
"I am that I am, I am beauty, I am peace, I am joy, I am one with Mother Earth. I am one with everyone within the reach of my voice. In this togetherness, we ask the divine intelligence to eradicate all negatives from our hearts, from our minds and from our actions. And so be it....ashe."

Babatunde Olatunji

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up."
Pablo Picasso

Fun Facts:
Most African djembe drums are hand carved from a single piece of wood (ex: mahogany). As such, many djembe drums are not going to be perfectly symmetrical or evenly built. It's just a natural part of the process. After all djembes are made with hand tools from skilled craftsman.

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It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's sitting right here right now... with its aches and it pleasures... is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.
Pema Chodron

"I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the ultimate source of success in life."
HH the 14th Dalai Lama

Fun Facts:
The conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum with African antecedents. It is thought to be derived from the Makuta drums or similar drums associated with Afro-Cubans of Central African descent. A person who plays conga is called a "conguero".

Fun Facts:
"Marimbas trace their ancestry to traditional African instruments from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, but the concept of ensemble marimbas, in this form, was developed in the 1960s, in Zimbabwe, where there was no previous marimba playing tradition. The idea was to develop instruments that would provide interest, focus, a creative outlet and ultimately marketable skills for young people in that country. Marimbas specifically were chosen as a way of avoiding perceived ethnic favoritism."

Marimba, Marimba, Marimba. Join us tonight and play the most amazing marimbas. One is 5 feet tall you need to stand on a bench just to play. It will be an amazing night of music.

"Whether one believes in religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion."
HH the 14th Dalai Lama

Fun Facts:
The digeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of Northern Australia at least 1,500 years ago and is still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone. The instrument is traditionally made from Eucalyptus trees which have had their interiors hollowed out by termites or died of other causes.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama

Marimba classes starting on Sunday October 4th.
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Drum Circle Fun Facts: Join us tonight.
"Typically, people gather to drum in drum "circles" with others from the surrounding community. The drum circle offers equality because there is no
head or tail. It includes people of all ages. The main objective is to share rhythm and get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group consciousness. To entrain and resonate. By entrainment, I mean that a new voice, a collective
voice, emerges from the group as they drum together."
Mickey Hart

Fun Facts:
"Everything that exists in time has a rhythm and a pattern. Our bodies are
multi-dimensional rhythm machines with everything pulsing in synchrony, from the digesting activity of our intestines to the firing of neurons in the brain.
Within the body the main beat is laid down by the cardiovascular system, the heart and the lungs. The heart beats between sixty and eighty times per minute and the lungs fill and empty at about a quarter of that speed, all of which occurs
at an unconscious level. As we age, however, these rhythms can fall out of synch. And then, suddenly, there is no more important or crucial issue than
regaining that lost rhythm. Drum circles - a new medicine for a new culture. It was a good idea 10,000 years ago, and it is a good idea today."
Mickey Hart

Don't forget Marimba classes start this week on Sunday. For more info give us a call 403-217-6790

The One World Drum Circle
Friday, October 2, 2009 7:30 PM
3415b 26 Ave SW
$10.00 per person
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"Be kind whenever possible, It is always possible."
HH the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet