Recording Drums

At that time, 1980, it was frowned upon for white people to play or contact the drums and it was riot frightening for a lady of any color to do so. We managed to come back again to Canada with two drums; one, a 14 inch sengui, from the Sierra Leone National Dance Troupe, the other a small tourist grade djembe. When the metal drums had been first developed, the elite lessons regarded down on both the music and the players. We made a variety of hand drums and about half of them turned out really hot, the other half so so. Certainly, we discovered from each drum, mostly that it’s what is in your hearts ideas that determines the spirit and sound of each drum.
There are lots of choices for the drummer searching for an alternative choice to a big drum equipment. If you’re not very fit you’re … Read More