Rhythm Resources
Rhythm and Culture Research
| Master of the doumbek and musical pioneer, Hossam Ramzy offers this extraordinary essay on dancing with the music. Essential for Middle-Eastern dancers and drummers alike. | |
| Carnival | PRI audio documentary form Sound and Spirit. |
| Altared States | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. Music and altared states. |
| The Drummer's Circle | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Romani (Gypsy) Voices | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Chant | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Sacred Spaces | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Santaria | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Sufi Spirit | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Gamalon: New Music, Ancient Spirit | PRI audio documentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Teachers and Students | PRI audio ducumentary from Sound and Spirit. |
| Joshua's mythopoetic rhythm visions and guiding rhythmic metaphors (some words to steer by): |
Healthylife.net interview with Joshua, discussing art as a technology for transformation.
KNPR Radio Interview with Joshua, discussing anthropology, art, rhythm, and education.
KNPR Radio Interview with Joshua, discussing anthropology, art, rhythm, and education.
Rhythm and Community
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| Alchemical Fire Circle
Documentary clip. A healthy rhythmic ritual for modern mythfits.
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| Sacred Arts Circle Information | Starting your own Sacred Arts Circle Firetribe E-Group Archive: Access a long list of free chant MP3's to help get your circle turning. |
Purchasing Instruments
The Cooperman Company: The finest frame drums I've ever played. For years, the frame drums available in the U.S. were either mass produced american toys or cottage industry seconds from the Middle-East. Cooperman, working with some of the most celebrated contemporary players, has set the standard for the finest quality drums around. These are light weight tunable works of art. They feel like tree spirits in your hands.Shaun McGinnis Leads the crafts people at Cooperman Middle-Eastern and assorted Percussion: Savvas Percussion - Beautiful Handmade instruments. Arab Instruments Mid-East Manufacturing Musician's Friend - Good price on entry level Remo Frame Drums Groth Music South Asian - Indian Instruments Ali Akbar College of Music Kala Kendar Hand Pan - "the UFO" Pantheon Steel |
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