My Own Diversion

Please join us in sending a message that it’s time our government did something to counteract climate change.

March, 27 2010
8:30pm-9:30pm
Turn of all of your lights for one hour.

For more info please visit http://greenarmynetwork.net/earthhour2010

One last thing, make other people aware!! The more people that participate the bigger the message will be.

Its my fist time managing the team! Come out and cheer us on and say hello.

Do you know who TonyVacca is?  Have you had the pleasure of hearing or seeing his World Rythms? Well, what are you waiting for!  http://www.tonyvacca.com/

Back in February a few friends and I attended a drum workshop taught by this amazing man. In a sweet little cafe in New Paltz, NY. we learned the wonders of percussion, and later that evening were invited to see Tony’s performance for the Full Moon Celebration. I believe video and/or audio of the days events will eventually be posted to the cafe’s website. https://www.slashrootcafe.com

One of the friends that joined me, Jon bought a Djembe back in October at The 15th Annual Harvest Festival Freedom Fair and Political Rally. http://www.damnsam.com. That event was also the first time I ever say Tony Vacca’s World Rythms. It AMAZING! Being there live with a heightened sense of consciousness was literally a full body experience.

I digress a little I think! So, Jon brought his Djembe to the workshop to learn how to play and tune and just become one with his drum. The rest of us didn’t have our own instruments so we borrowed Tony’s. There was all kinds of cool things! Bongos, a full drum set, maracas, all kinds of cow bells and double bells, and a balafon.

I instantly fell i n love with the balafon. I didn’t get to play it because so many people felt the way I do about it. So when I got home te next day I bought one. That’s right, I bought one. For those of you who don’t know what a balafon is,  it is an african xylophone.

So now my soulful friends and I are gonna have some seriously awesome jam sessions! 

We have found a new love in percussion and I can only speak for myself when I say, the balafon is just the begining of my collection.

In life we need music. Some of us need to listen to it and some of us need to create it. Which group are you in?