Maxmosbey
Final Approach
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I need to get serious.
I was in Mexico on vacation earlier this month. We stayed in a little village called Los Ayala, which is close to Rincon de Guayabitos, which is next to La Penita. OK, so I was at a market in La Penita, and there was this guy selling a couple of hand made drums. They were nice drums, and I ended up buying one and dragging it home. I did a little research when I got home, and found out that it is an ashiko, which is related to the djembe. So I decided that am going to learn to play it. I found a lady who will give me lessons in April, but until then I bought a book and a DVD that I'm messing around with.
So I started talking about this drum, and I am surprised at how many people play djembes and ashikos. I thought that a 58 year old retired police officer who was learning to play a drum would be unique. Guess again, evidently there are a lot of old retired people who play drums. Evidently, there are a whole lot of people period who play drums. There is a whole community of drummers out there. They have these groups where any number of drummers just show up and play on their drums in unison. There are doctors and constructions workers, and democrats and republicans, and people from all walks of life, and they all get together to play the drums. The more the better. Anyway, this is crazy, but I have already learned a half dozen rhythms, and I haven't even started lessons yet. It is a lot of fun. Any drummers here?
So I started talking about this drum, and I am surprised at how many people play djembes and ashikos. I thought that a 58 year old retired police officer who was learning to play a drum would be unique. Guess again, evidently there are a lot of old retired people who play drums. Evidently, there are a whole lot of people period who play drums. There is a whole community of drummers out there. They have these groups where any number of drummers just show up and play on their drums in unison. There are doctors and constructions workers, and democrats and republicans, and people from all walks of life, and they all get together to play the drums. The more the better. Anyway, this is crazy, but I have already learned a half dozen rhythms, and I haven't even started lessons yet. It is a lot of fun. Any drummers here?