RhythmJuJu and Frame Drum Workshop Cancelled

Just a quick note to let everyone know that the RhythmJuJu and Framedrum workshop events scheduled for this weekend in Nevada City and Grass Valley have been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances with one of the performers.

We'll reschedule for later in the year.

You can find the latest events by Sonic Planet Productions here: http://www.sonicplanetproductions.com

Total Rhythm: Oakland World Percussion Festival 2010

WHAT: Total Rhythm, Oakland World Percussion Festival 2010
WHEN: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 9am - 6pm
WHERE: Merritt College, 12500 Campus Drive Oakland, CA 94610

"Northern California's Largest One-Day Percussion Event!"

• Dive into the rhythms and colors of Brazil!


• Learn dynamic and energizing West African and Congolese arrangements!


• Feel the power of Middle Eastern percussion, and study the beautiful, folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythms Makuta and Iyesa.

World Percussion Workshops taught by All-Star Instructors with OVER 100 YEARS of performance, recording and teaching experience.

The Award-winning OWPF 2010 staff has performed and/or recorded with musical legends Ella Fitzgerald - McCoy Tyner - Cachao - David Byrne - Margareth Menezes - Fua Dia Congo - Gilberto Gil - Carlos Santana - Bonnie Riatt - Changuito - Joan Baez - David Rudder - Bobby McFerrin - Starlift Steel Orchestra - Calypso Rose - Giovanni Hidalgo.

Attend an individual workshop(s) or be one of the first 50 purchasers of a FULL-DAY Pass for $50! (After 50 sales, FULL-DAY pass price rises to $75).

African Marketplace * Drum, Percussion & Craft Vendors * Free Parking * Children Under 12 are free * Drums provided, or bring your own!

Oakland World Percussion Festival 2010 At-A-Glance:
8:30 am: Doors Open
9:00 am: Introductory/Welcoming Remarks/All Student JAM
9:30-11:00am: "Colors of Brazil" Workshop with Robert Wallace
11:00am-12:30pm: "Insights into West African Rhythms" Workshop with Ben Isaacs and Gabe Harris
12:30pm-1:30pm: LUNCH BREAK
12:45pm-1:30pm: James and the Hands On Fire Band will be performing
1:30pm-3:00pm: "Middle Eastern Percussion" with Susu Pampanin
3:00pm-4:30pm: "Afro-Cuban Makuta and Iyesa" with Michael Spiro
4:30pm-6:00pm: "Congolese Roots" with Kiazi Malonga
9:00pm-2:00am: Official OWPF 2010 After-Party

Full Festival Day Pass: $75 (For first 50 people: $50)
Includes FREE ADMISSION to Festival After-Party, 9pm-1am
Location in Oakland, CA to be announced.

Flyer Link: http://totalrhythm.com/owpf.pdf
For more information: http://totalrhythm.com/percussion_festival.html

NEW SEPTEMBER DRUMMING INTENSIVES with Marla Leigh

Experience the magic of drumming...

In these special drumming intensive, Marla will explore:

• Frame Drumming in upright and lap style playing.
• Traditional Middle Eastern and Sufi Rhythms.
• Moroccan & Ghanaian Drumming & Rhythms.
• Introduction to Solkattu (South Indian Rhythmic Vocalization).
• How to easily improvise in all meters.
• How to notate for hand drums.
• Gentle Yoga stretches to prepare your body for drumming.

Frame Drums + African Drums provided. All Levels Welcome

DETAILS:

Beginning Intensives:
Saturday's, September 5 & 19, 1-4pm

Intermediate Intensives:
Sunday's, September 6 & 20, 2-5pm

Location:
Private home in Topanga, CA

Fee:
Only $95 for two, three hour class sessions
$50 single class supplement

Special Discount:
Bring a friend, and each receive $10 off
(applicable for both full registration & single classes)

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED TO ONLY 8 PEOPLE.
PLEASE RSVP ASAP TO SECURE YOUR SPACE AS THIS CLASS TENDS TO FILL UP QUICK!


TO REGISTRAR:
Please send payment via paypal to marla@maraleigh.com, or mail a check to
Marla Leigh, Po box 293, Topanga, CA
If you are going to send a check, please email Marla to let her know to
expect it

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT MARLA¹S WORKSHOPS:

"After taking Marla¹s class, I now love drumming so much, I want to quit my day job"
-Susan Sheldon

"Marla is a patient, inspiring and wonderful teacher"
-Martha Lane

--
Marla Leigh Goldstein, MFA
Percussionist, Flautist, Composer
http://www.marlaleigh.com

Frame Drums and Singing ~ Private Lessons and Workshop

with Rowan Storm
Athens Greece, 27 April - 23 June 2009

Frame Drums and Singing
~ and other Middle Eastern Percussion
~ Private Lessons and
~ Frame Drums and Singing Workshop (more info soon)

Private lessons for percussion instruments including:
- Frame Drums: bendir, tambourine (riq), daff, and Rowan Storm Dayereh, now in production at Cooperman Drums
- Darbukka, (dumbek or tumbeleki), tombak, finger cymbals

- For beginners through advanced
- Learn efficient technique, empowering you to play for many hours with stamina and confidence
- Learn to play with authority and power, from the most basic to complex rhythms
- Learn to improvise and stay grounded 'in time'
- Learn to play with ensembles of traditional music
- Learn to play with percussion groups
- Learn to sing and play simultaneously, with songs from Armenia, Greece, Turkey, Iran

- Greek, English, Persian languages spoken

ALSO:
30 and 31 May
Frame Drums and Singing ~ Weekend Workshop
with Carpet Concert
~ more info coming soon

Please contact
rowanstorm@carpetconcert.com
0030 210 3643685

Glen Velez San Francisco Frame Drum Intensive Training

Glen Velez
San Francisco Frame Drum Intensive Training, sponsored in part by Cooperman

Three Weekends: February-May 2009

Join Grammy-award winning musician Glen Velez for an intensive training with the frame drum. This 3 part weekend series will explore the wide range of frame drum techniques which form the basis of Velez's playing. Included in the series are detailed exercises and systematic approaches to developing the sounds and finger manipulations needed to produce the extensive array of musical forms and rhythms used by Velez in his performances.

Students will learn methods for enhancing their sense of steady pulse by using vocalizations and stepping. This use of voice and simple body movements effectively increases one's feeling of groove and syncopation. As an important support to our drumming we will use overtone singing to increase our awareness of breathing as well as drum language to accelerate our learning of new rhythms. Frame drum techniques from the Middle East, South India, Central Asia and South Italy will be thoroughly covered in the classes. We will learn how to master the individual styles, as well as incorporate them into a hybrid frame drum style, while using our new knowledge to examine and develop drum compositions. As a group we will discover the potential of the frame drum as a solo instrument, a drum ensemble instrument, and as an instrument for meditative self reflection.

INFO will appear here: http://www.ciis.edu/publicprograms

Event contact: publicprograms@ciis.edu

Glen Velez: http://www.glenvelez.com

Drum Classes for beginning Doumbec, Tar & Riq

If you live in the San Francisco Bay area and you are interested in beginning Doumbec, Tar & Riq classes, I highly recommend these classes with Mike Fair AKA Faraz. I first met Mike at a local drum circle several years ago and was impressed with his vast knowledge of middle eastern rhythms. When he offered classes, I immediately signed up. I've learned a lot of great technique for the Riq from Mike over the years.

Mike is the drummer for Meridian Major.

Come enjoy the fun & easy "sing-song" style to playing drums with Faraz.
Costs: $15 - $20 per session, early reservations rewarded with lowest fee.

In San Jose on April 30 @ 7:15PM At Khajulahs' Studio
In Sunnyvale on April 27 @1:30PM At Lunatic Fringe Studio

WHERE: Khajulah’s Home Studio
609 Minor Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
(Between Downtown SJ and Willow Glen, near 280, Bird Exit. Easy access via public trannsportation: light rail and bus route 64)
To secure your space, please contact Patrice/Khajulah: patrice-khajulah AT excite DOT com408-279-8524
www.khajulah.com

For more information, please contact Mike/Faraz: msfair AT comcast DOT net
650-369-2368
www.meridianmajor.com

Old blog postings:
http://riqq.blogspot.com/2006/03/my-drum-teacher-mike-fair-aka-faraz.html
http://riqq.blogspot.com/2007/10/drum-lessons-with-mike-fair.html

Art of Hand Drumming with Marla Leigh, March 2008

ART OF HAND DRUMMING MARCH SESSION

Dates/Location:

Venice, CA:: March 2, 9, 16, 23 @ 3pm - 5:15pm

Topanga, CA:: March 1, 8, 15, 22 @ 11 - 1:15pm:

In this special percussive intensive, you will learn:

• Traditional drumming styles from around the world (Middle East, North and West Africa, India
• Traditional Middle Eastern Rhythms
• The art of improvising
• Techniques to play in solid time
• Basic music theory and hand drum notation
• How to play various polyrhythms based off of Ghanaian and Moroccan music
• Solkattu, (traditional South Indian rhythmic vocalizations and exercises
• Gentle yoga stretches and pranayama to prepare the body for drumming
  

Frame Drums and some African drums provided, please bring a drum if you have one, no yoga mats needed. All levels welcome
Please reserve your space today as there are limited spaces available.

*THERE WILL BE MAKE UP CLASSES OFFERED IF YOU HAVE TO MISS A CLASS

Fee: $120 if register before Feb. 29, $145 thereafter

Registration: Reservations accepted via PayPal or send check to
Marla Leigh, PO box 293, Topanga, CA 90290.....thank you !!

Once you registrar, please send email to Marla (marla@marlaleigh.com) to tell her which workshop you would signed up for.

Special discount:
Bring a friend, and each receive $10 registration fee.

FOR MORE INFO, please visit
http://www.marlaleigh.com/ArtofHanddrumming.htm

World Rhythm Festival in Seattle April 25-27

Play, learn, jam, dance, sing... just go! Over 100 world music workshops and performances — all FREE!

WHEN: Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27, 2008.

• Friday: Celebration of Youth Day -- workshops for children and families, and youth group performances
• Friday extended / intensive rhythm workshops for adults
• Friday evening Opening Ceremony
• Workshops and Performances all day Saturday and Sunday
• Drum circles Saturday and Sunday early evening
• Saturday night dance party
• Sunday closing Carnival Procession
• International Marketplace
• Drum Rental and Drum Check

Here is the WRF web site: http://www.swps.org/

FRAME DRUM MAGICK with JUDY PIAZZA

Judy Piazza is presenting a workshop and concert in Southern California.

WHEN: Sunday, February 3
WORKSHOP: 1-5 pm
CONCERT: 7 pm** (with workshop participants)
WHERE: SACRED SPACE of SANTA BARBARA

COST: $50 workshop & concert by 1/25/08; $60 after 1/25/08. $10 concert only. Potluck supper before evening event.

For the workshop, bring your own tar and tambourine. Drums will also be available for use and sale. Develop skill on these most ancient of drums. Learn the elemental language of the drums, explore rhythms inspired by traditions around the world as well as by our own indigenous selves, focus on ensemble playing, feel the power and joy of drumming with others!

This special event with Judy will be at the incredibly beautiful SACRED SPACE private retreat center in the foothills of Santa Barbara. http://www.sacredspaceh20.com/

Directions will be sent with confirmation.

TO REGISTER:
Call 805-569-5009 or 248-563-0049. Send your payment to: Judy Piazza, PO
Box 1825, Ojai, CA 93024
http://www.resonanceandrhythms.com/

ESSENTIAL FRAME DRUM METHOD

Music Community Resources, a nonprofit organization presents:

ESSENTIAL FRAME DRUM METHOD
A Workshop for Traditional Middle Eastern and Balkan Music

the drummer is naturally ambidextrous

with

ROWAN STORM

Saturday 11 am - 5 pm . 19 January 2008
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm . 20 January 2008
Saturday and Sunday $90 . only Saturday $50
informal gathering Saturday evening with guest musicians

Fellowship Hall . Eagle Harbor Congregational Church
Winslow . Bainbridge Island . Washington

a short walk from the Seattle ferry
close to restaurants . some overnight housing available
please pre-register . for more information:
Forest . ziraat@olympus.net . (360) 385-6114

Beginners Welcome

a method to access both sides of the brain with
Frame Drums of the Middle East and Balkans
bendir * daff * dayereh * tambourine

* rhythms of traditional music and dance
* rhythmic structure of music
* rhythmic development

* bring your own frame drum if you have one,
* preferably with a narrow frame
* some drums available for workshop use and purchase

with kind support from Cooperman Drum Company

.*. . .*. . .*. . .*. . .*. . .*. . .*. . .*. . .*. . .*. . .*.

ROWAN STORM has been studying, performing and teaching a wide
range of Middle Eastern percussion instruments for over 25 years
in many countries, collaborating with some of the greatest masters
of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music. Since 2000 Rowan has
studied and performed in concert tours with the legendary Master
of Persian Classical music, Mohammad Reza Lotfi.

Living in Greece and Switzerland since 1993, Rowan is a leader in
the current movement within Greek music and culture of embracing
shared Oriental heritage. Recently Rowan traveled alone for three
months throughout Iran, deepening her understanding of Persian
Classical music, the role of women in ancient, sacred percussion
traditions, as well as the deep Eastern roots of Western culture.
For some of her Iran travels, see her weblog,
www.iran-rowanstorm.blogspot.com.

Rowan teaches at the week-long Middle East Music and Dance Camp
during August in the magnificent redwood forest of Mendocino,
California, www.middleeastcamp.com.

2nd Annual Caravansary Frame Drum Festival

What: 2nd Annual Caravansary Frame Drum Festival
When: Sept 29-30, 2007
Where: St Mark's Church, Myddleton Square, London

Details:

There will be various workshops focusing on different drumming styles and techniques presented throughtout each day, highlighted by a Master Class with Hossam Ramzy on Sunday

For complete info, check out their website: http://www.caravansary.org/drumming/festival/

Essential Frame Drum Method with Rowan Storm

Essential Frame Drum Method is a Workshop for Traditional Middle Eastern and Balkan Music with ROWAN STORM

Date: Sunday, September 30, 2007
Time: 2 - 5 pm. Registration starts at 1:45 pm
Cost: $25 at the door, cash only please
Location: Pacific Arts Center, 10469 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90025
(a few blocks east from the 405 Freeway, ample street parking)

For more information: rowanstorm@yahoo.com

Details:

• Beginners Welcome !
• Learn essential elements of traditional playing technique for frame drums found
  throughout the Middle East and Balkans, including bendir, dayereh, daff and tambourine
• Learn to play some basic rhythms for traditional music and dance
• Learn to analyse and understand more deeply the rhythmic structure of music
• For musicians, dancers, and music lovers
• Bring your own frame drum if you have one Variety of drums available for workshop use and purchase with grateful support from Noisy Toys Drum Shop and Cooperman Drum Company

ROWAN STORM has been studying, recording, performing and teaching a wide range of
Middle Eastern percussion instruments for over 25 years throughout the United States,
Central America, Europe, Cyprus, Turkey, Iran and Kurdistan. She has collaborated with
some of the greatest masters of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music, including Michel
Mirhige Baklouk, Mohammed el-Akkad, Taksim Ensemble, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Necati
Celik, Domna Samiou, Tasia Vera, Yiannis Vasilopoulos, Ross Daly, Djamshid Chemirani,
Khalifeh Rahmeh, Nima Janmohammadi and Lian Ensemble. Since 2000 Rowan has studied
and performed in concert tours with the legendary master of Persian Classical music,
Mohammad Reza Lotfi.

Rowan performs in conservatories, universities, concert halls and broadcasts throughout
the United States, Central America, Europe, Turkey and Cyprus, and ancient amphitheaters
throughout the Mediterranean. Living in Greece and Switzerland since 1993, Rowan is a
leader in the current movement within Greek music and culture of embracing Shared
Oriental heritage. Recently she spent three months traveling alone throughout Iran,
deepening her understanding of Persian Classical music, the role of women in ancient,
sacred percussion traditions, as well as the deep eastern roots of Western culture. For
some of her Iran travels, see her weblog: www.iran-rowanstorm.blogspot.com

Rowan teaches at the week-long Middle East Music and Dance Camp during August in the
magnificent redwood forest of Mendocino, California: www.middleeastcamp.com

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2007 Heartland Seminar on Arabic Music

The Arabesque Foundation for Arab Culture is pleased to announce the third annual Heartland Seminar on Arabic Music.

The Heartland Seminar on Arabic Music (www.heartlandseminar.com) offers a five-day residential program focusing on classical Arabic music. The seminar, held from March 25-30, is designed both for people who wish to begin their study as well as those who seek to improve their skills.
The Heartland Seminar features internationally-recognized academics and performers who will offer individualized instruction in qanun, violin, nay, 'ud, percussion, and voice in addition to ensembles, lectures, and workshops. Instructors are members of the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble along with visiting scholars/musicians: Hicham Chami of Chicago, Hanna Khoury of Philadelphia, Dr. Scott Marcus of Santa Barbara, Naser Musa of Los Angeles, Kinan Abou-Afach of Chicago, Karim Nagi of Boston, and Youssef Kassab of New York City. All instructors have extensive background in education and workshop-conducting in addition to being recording artists and performers.

The Heartland Seminar is sponsored by the Arabesque Foundation for Arab Culture, a Chicago-based organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of classical Arabic, Turkish, and Armenian music. The Arabesque Foundation promotes concerts, publishes a magazine, conducts educational workshops, and produces recordings.
The location is DeKoven Center in Racine, Wisconsin, a conference center on Lake Michigan. DeKoven is convenient to Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee, yet offers a secluded setting conducive to the seminar.

The cost for instruction including meals and lodging (double occupancy) is $575; the non-residential cost (two meals a day) is $495.
Further information about the Heartland Seminar, featuring press coverage and participant comments, may be found at:www.heartlandseminar.com

Arabesque Foundation for Arab Culture
1836 W. Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640
***************************
(888) 699-2836 toll-free
(773) 856-6454 office
(866) 557-1749 fax

Tonbak and Daf classes in the San Francisco Bay Area

Private weekly Persian Percussion (Tonbak+Daf) classes will be beginning next week in the South Bay (Santa Clara).

Lessons are $20 per session\hr. Taught by Shirzad Sharif using the Ostad Bahman Rajabi school of Tonbak techniques and thought....
eMail: shirzad AT shirzadsharif DOT com