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Where are the drummers?

2008-03-28T22:03:48Z

If there's one direct path to experiencing rapture, it's a tight circle of drummers laying down rhythms that please life. So where I wonder are the ceremonial cirlces of drummers at these days near PDX? The weavers of healing prayers and sacred songs. The sun is returning and my spirit is rising to be fulfilled with creativity, love, music and ceremony once again as the cushion of hibernation slowly wears off. Peace...Lapis

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tattoo artist

2008-03-28T15:11:18Z

Hi everyone. Just joining this tribe and wanted to say hey. I live in Portland Oregon and have a small custom tattoo studio. I have been tattooing 9 years and do a wide variety of styles and custom proects. I like to meet for coffee or food first and show my portfolio, get to know one another before we begin working. I am actively involved in fairy, pagan, and native spirituality circles and am also available for ritual tattooing.
I also travel the west coast frequently. (other places less so as flying becomes more stressful, expensive, and difficult)
Peace
Sage
www.sage-ink.com

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Indiana Anyone?????

2008-03-22T04:59:58Z

Is there anyone here in or near Peru Indiana or I will travel to one near here but hey i really need a circle up here i am about to focalize one if necessary and hey good luck out there in ZCali Sonny I am goin back to Ark in April or later to go to court and then maybe back here to my girl or to cali?????????/ who knows hey peace~tdk

tyedyedkid2001@yahoo.com or yahoo messenger and i will call you or text you if we connect

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New Jersey reporting in.

2008-03-12T20:07:49Z

Hey,
Middlesex County is my present nomadic range.

Any one in or near by?

Pedro of NJ.

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where are the drum cirlces round here ??

2008-02-14T17:13:12Z

living in north bay area looking for drum circle in or near ukiah,ca.

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New York??

2007-06-07T16:53:25Z

anyone know of anything happening in the NYC/orange county area over this summer?? please let me know... thanks

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New Tribe: Anchorage Shamanic Drumming Circle

2007-05-24T16:50:34Z

I've started a new tribe for people in the Anchorage, Alaska area who might like to get together regularly to drum and journey:
http://tribes.tribe.net/anchorageshamanicdrummingcircle

Come take a look. Thanks.

Roy

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New to Seattle, looking for drumming

2007-04-28T02:12:09Z

I'm back in Seattle, looking to find some drum circles. Any suggestions?

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Call to Austin Texas Drummers & Dancers for 1st Thursday show

2007-03-25T02:00:39Z

Hi All,

WyldeFyre Productions puts on a live show every 1st Thursday at Amy's Ice Cream on Far South Congress. The next show is April 5, 2007. The event opens at 6 with fire spinning classes, then belly dancing performances, then we have fire dancing performances & then we have open performance with live drumming & dancing (all types). We need live drummers (all style welcome - middle eastern is great for the belly dancers, african for the fire dancers, etc) & dancers (belly dancers, fire dancers or other ethnic dancers are all wanted). Please feel free to email me at AmberBarbara@hotmail.com for more information.

I hope the drummers can make it out with us. Live drumming makes the show for me!

Ethnic Drumming & Dancing exhibitions/performances will also be considered.

Thanks in advance,

AmberBarbara

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dallas drum jam, still going...

2007-03-21T03:06:26Z

yes, the drum jam at the across the street bar in Dallas is still happening. It started in like '94 or so.
It could use some fresh energy. I've been going lately and it's felt a little routine in there. We need some new drummers (and fire spinners) to freshen it up some. There is nothing like the feeling of seeing people come in there for the first time and get blown away by thier first drum experience.
Come join in the ritual.

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Like drum circles? Check out this CD!

2007-03-20T17:16:35Z

Shredd is the percussion part of the GypsiKelts as seen at Spirit of the Tribes 5 and 6 and the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival 2005 and 2006!
Our forthcoming CD entitled "Tribical" is on its way in the next couple of weeks too! stay tuned!

Check us out on CD Baby!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/shredd

Join our tribes to get the scoop first!
http://tribes.tribe.net/shredd
http://gypsikelts.tribe.net
http://tribes.tribe.net/djembelly

Drum and Dance Your Bliss!
http://www.murfeus.com

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remembering Babatunde Olatunji

2006-10-02T05:35:45Z

Babatunde Olatunji was a virtuoso of West African percussion.His 1959
album "Drums of Passion" was a worldwide smash hit. He received a
Grammy Award in 1991 for his collaboration with Grateful Dead drummer
Mickey Hart on their Planet Drum album.

Baba passed away on April 6, 2003. Its hard to believe its been 3
years already.

I was lucky enough to be able to take numerous classes with him and
spend a week with him at Esalen. I went for the drumming but always
left with the songs. Baba once said the human voice was the most
powerful instrument.

Baba opened many doors for other african drummers and musicians in the US.

I am remembering Baba today. I miss him.

"I'm the drum, you're the drum, we're the drum..........."

Ashe

Mark

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Paralounge Drum Gathering Nov. 2006 Florida

2006-08-29T13:28:29Z

Check out the awesome line up of talent at the upcoming Paralounge Drum Gathering. If you are into the drum circle and indigenous instruments, then you should check out this event. The official website is www.paralounge.net It has all the up to date info on everything. Check out the photo archive we have started on the Paralounge.tribe.net website also. There is a lot of drum circle activity happening in Florida and around our region. This event is where you can meet and communicate with a large variety of this community. It is low cost and high quality. We hope to see you there!

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Looking For drum Circles in Fayetteville Arkansas

2006-08-09T13:58:54Z

Hello this is a message form an intermediate drumming guy,,,I would appreciate hearing from some drumming people who gather in drum circles in the Fayetteville Ar Area

I used to drum in Colorado and I miss it...Please offer any info that will get me and my drum back into action

I like tapping an the desk but that gets really old ...Thanks

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San Diego circles? Where and when?

2006-07-14T00:30:08Z

I am looking to get into some regular circles but i dont know where they are at. Any info you could pass along would be great. Tom.

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PHOENIX FIRE August 10-13, 2006 - Santa Cruz Mountains CA

2006-06-29T23:41:40Z

PHOENIX FIRE August 10-13, 2006
Register Now Before Prices Go Up!
www.firefamilygathering.org/phoenixfire

Greetings Fire Friends,

This is your friendly reminder that PHOENIX FIRE is
less than two months away! Our sense of sweet
anticipation is growing as folks continue to sign up
for THREE nights of spirited singing, dancing, drumming.
Join us in a sacred soul journey under the redwoods,
witnessing each other's beauty by the light of the sacred fire,
riding the rhythm through the night and
emerging transformed with the dawn. We invite you,
old friends and new, to join us for this dynamic new gathering in
the mountains of Santa Cruz, CA. Together,
we'll create a powerful space of transformation
and healing as we witness the phoenix reborn,
and the emergence of the Fire Family Tribe.

If you haven't yet registered for this exciting event, now is the time to do so!
You can still get the standard registration price by going to
www.firefamilygathering.org/register. July 15 is the LAST day to register
at these rates. And remember, if you locked in an early rate with
a 50% deposit before May 15, you will need to pay the balance by July 15
or late rates will apply.

Now is the time to manifest your intention to
join us in co-creating a community-centered
container for authentic self _expression.
Come awaken to your highest potential.
Be part of a circle of artists, healers, teachers,
and friends that honor each other as authentic
and sacred human beings. Lend your voice to
a new vision of community ownership and cooperation
as it unfolds around the flames. Opening our hearts,
sharing our gifts, we will weave a celebration
of spirituality and creativity as our common birthright,
accessible to all.

Phoenix Fire will happen August 10-13 in the Santa Cruz Mtns. For
more information and to register, stop by the Serpent's Kiss in Santa
Cruz at 703 Pacific Avenue, call 831-423-5477 or register online at
www.firefamilygathering.org. Email: info@firefamilygathering.org

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SpiritFire, upstate NY - Ecstatic Dance, Rhythm, and Mysteries of the Fire...

2006-06-06T13:04:34Z

Bring those didgeridoos, singing bowls, frame drums, djembes/dunduns, ashikos, dumbeks, surdos, bells, rattles, and your inspired spirit and join us for four days of open-hearted, sacred sound-creative community!

SpiritFire Festival is in upstate NY and runs from July 5-9 this year. Our focus is the fire circle, an intentional yet improvisational, co-created ritual that brings together all of us in our diverse pathways of music, motion, voice, Seva, and the mysteries. You can see a bit about us at http://spiritfirefestival.org/photos or explore the website at http://spiritfirefestival.org

Registration runs another four weeks or so - excellent meals provided by the sufis who own the retreat center are included! There are also a number of workshops in various musical/dance/ritual forms to try, as well as affinity groups, fire spinning, merchants to browse, and beautiful sacred land to hike.

Hope to see you there - cheers,
Josselyne

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So where do you drum ??

2006-05-29T16:34:20Z

I drum here in Fayetteville, Arkansas at Wilson Park with the other briothers and sisters of the heart. There is good Family here in NorthWest Arkansas. Where are you from ?? Where do you Drum ??

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New Burning Man drummer tribe

2006-04-10T23:33:15Z

There is now a tribe for drummers that were or want to be a part of the Man's pre-burn fire show, and are not already a supporting member of a fire conclave.
Join up! There will be the need for more ambiance players at the 2006 burn!

http://tribes.tribe.net/ambiancedrumming

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Musician ill with anthrax from infected animal skins

2006-02-23T02:39:36Z

New York man falls ill with anthrax
Musician reportedly had contact with natural anthrax sources

Wednesday, February 22, 2006; Posted: 6:15 p.m. EST (23:15 GMT)

(CNN) -- A New York musician has tested positive for anthrax that authorities say came from unprocessed animal skins used to make traditional African instruments.

He is in stable condition at a Pennsylvania hospital, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

"The man poses no public health threat of transmitting anthrax to the community or the health care providers caring for him," the department said in a statement. (What is anthrax?)

The 44-year-old man recently traveled to Africa, where he bought animal hides and took them back to New York City to make drums, the department said.

The man, who plays native African music, complained of flu-like symptoms before collapsing last week at the end of the Kotchegna Dance Company show at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, sources said.

The department said he was taken to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles northeast of Mansfield.

Blood tests were taken Friday, and on Tuesday the tests detected anthrax bacteria in the man's system, according to the state health department.

"At this time, there is no indication that the exposure was from an intentional release of anthrax," according to a release from the department. "The patient has a history of contact with unprocessed animal hides and recently traveled to Africa, where he purchased unprocessed hides."

It adds, "Unprocessed animal hides can be a source of anthrax spores."

Anthrax bacteria lie dormant in tough cells called spores until conditions are favorable for them to infect animals or humans.

New York City and federal authorities discussed the case at a news conference Wednesday afternoon, where they assured the public that the incident does not pose a health threat. (Watch Mayor Michael Bloomberg explain how the case is an isolated one -- 3:27)

The FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are assisting local authorities in the investigation.

It includes an assessment of the patient's home and workspace in Brooklyn. Authorities also are trying to find anyone who might have had contact with the hides as well as members of the dance company, who are all from New York City, according to the state health department news release.

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What is a Community Drum Circle ??

2006-01-11T09:43:37Z

What is a Community Drum Circle?

by Arthur Hull

According to Mickey Hart: “The Drum Circle is a huge jam session. The ultimate goal is not precise rhythmic articulation or perfection of patterned structure, but the ability to entrain and reach the state of a group mind. It is built on cooperation in the groove, but with little reference to any classic styles. So this is a work in constant progress, a phenomenon of the new rhythm culture emerging here in the West.”

In the words of Arthur Hull: “The Community Drum Circle is a fun entry-level learning experience that is accessible to anyone who wants to participate. Drum Circle participants express themselves collectively by using a chorus of tuned drums, percussion, and vocals to create a musical song together while having a great time.”

The Community Drum Circle is the use of a rhythm-based event as a tool for unity. It is NOT a drum class. It's NOT using culturally-specific rhythms. A community drum circle is a fun, family friendly event, where people empower each other in the act of celebrating community and life through rhythm and music. People of all levels of musical expertise come together and share their rhythmical spirit with what ever drums and percussion they bring to the event. They don't have to be a drummer to participate. Everyone has something to offer the circle, and any one is welcome.

The spirit and magic of rhythm expressed on drums and percussion instruments cuts through all ages, sexes, religions, races and cultures. Rhythm is a universal language known to every one, even the youngest child, if we can just "remember." So in a very objective, yet beautiful way, an interactive rhythm event puts us all on an equal footing with each other and brings us closer together. The facilitator serves this process by guiding the participants to their highest musical potential.

A community drum circle is created, "in the moment" by all the people who participate. Co-operation and collaboration is the basic glue. When we drum together, sharing our spirit in the form of rhythm, it changes our relationships. As we play together, we give ourselves a rhythmical massage and an emotional release. The experience is unique to each person in the circle, and it happens whether we are entraining ourselves into the circle by drumming, or standing outside the circle and listening while tapping our feet and clapping along with the music.

To make beautiful music together, all we have to do is bring to the circle whatever rhythmical expertise we have to offer, along with the excitement of sharing it with other people. The quality of the music produced in an event like this is not based on the rhythmical expertise of the players, but on the quality of their relationship with the other people in the circle. The result is those magical musical moments where one powerful voice is created out of the many. In those moments, the players stop worrying about keeping time because time, as they know it, has stopped. In it's place is a living breathing entity, expressing timeless joy, passion and release through the power of rhythm. That is the beauty of a community drum circle.

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drumming at MWW

2005-12-31T21:02:34Z

There will be several opportunities for drumming at Magical Winter Weekend in February. Check their website or here on the Tribe.net

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Join Us

2005-11-16T17:10:46Z

~ Community Description ~
Of the Mother Tribe.
This is the pain of our children...
To return from the stars without a home or community...
A tribe lost returns - scattered in the wind.
Those who hear must unite and reap the seed of this return.
ONE tribe...ONE Earth...ONE Heart...ONE People.
Those with ears must build a fire and give thanks this night.
Be united with ONE soul.
Oh, my Children come home...
Teachers step forward without fear... You are real.

When the Earth is sick,
the animals will begin to disappear,
when that happens,
The Warriors of the Rainbow
will come to save them.

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upcoming events?

2005-06-27T15:37:32Z

Hi, everyone. Any drum circle event this July 4th weekend?

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Baba Olatunji Quote

2005-05-26T22:33:08Z

"The Creator wants us to drum. He wants us to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants. After all, we have already corrupted the world with power and greed....which hasn't gotten us anywhere - now's the time to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants." --Babatunde Olatunji

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Drum Circle in Portland, OR.

2005-05-26T22:14:59Z

Drum Circle meets every Thursday at Laurelhurst park in Portland, OR at 6pm.... We are small and need more drummers to show up so we can really get into a vibe. Most of the people who show now are pagan though its not strictly pagan but this is a good networking meet up and its free. You dont have to play but come bearing good vibes. we play till about 8ish and meet at the nw corner of the pond.

~Gypsy

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Great Drum Circle !!

2005-04-03T08:30:34Z

This is just a letter to say that I had a good time @ the drum circle last night. I just got home and started to think that I would post something here on tribe to let those that could not make it they missed out. Hope you all make it next time. The Drums were awesome ...I mean Amazing dude !!!!!!!! Thanks see you on the Neww Moon April *th @ 4pm for the Drum Circle. Dude , I hope the fire dancers come back again.

Peace

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I have cd's available for purchase !!

2005-04-02T04:05:48Z

If anyone else out there likes the sound of acoustic guitar and conga drums vibin together with eclectic varieties of sound for a journey of the mind and senses ,( whew ) Then this cd is for you. Now available fProphets of Trance .....~~~~~~~>>>>>>>>>>see sonny two feathers @ the drum circle and place your order.

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full moon drum circle

2005-03-26T23:54:42Z

Hey there brothers and sisters. thank you so much for the wonderful time and the awsome food. they sounds we made were spectacular. Its a must have.

majik

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