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African Rhythms and Hand Drumming

Roots Jam 1 - Collected Rhythms for Hand Drum & Percussion

Roots Jam 2 - African and Afro-Latin Drum Rhythms

Roots Jam 3 - Arrangements for West African Drum and Dance

African Beat - great comprehensive resource list for African music: CDs, Videos, Books

African Connection - Master drummer and drum maker Tunde Solanke from Nigeria, now living in Brisbane (Australia). Tunde runs drumming, drum making, music and cultural workshops in schools and corporate events in Queensland and all around Australia. Tunde also sells many types of drums and teaches drum making.

African Music Video - Yauwa is the place to know everything about Africa, African people, African women, African men, African music, African music video, African news, African culture and much more. It is also a very good place for African chat which is well-known as afro chat.

Africa Oyé 2011: Listen To Africa - The UK’s largest celebration of African music and culture (Sefton Park, Liverpool: 18th-19th June 2011)

Artdrum.com - serving professional drummers & students with discounted instruments & empowering information

Computer Music - rhythm programming, processing and mastering; digital audio production

CD Duplication (1) - Community Musician provides CD duplication and replication, DVD manufacturing for audio and data projects.

CD Duplication (2) - SF Video has provided large volume CD duplication since 1997. As pioneers in the industry, we pride ourselves on service delivering the highest quality product at the lowest prices.

CD Duplication (3) - Beyond Concepts specializes in short run CD & DVD Duplication. Our goal is to make disc duplication faster, easier, and more economical for everyone.

Cora Connection - African music links and resources of all kinds

Djembe and Dunun Rhythms (DjembeRhythms.com) - rhythms and resources for West African drumming and dance

Drum Helper: Mindfulness and Drumming - advice and guidance for drummers of all ability levels

DrumPRO Magazine - free downloads, resources for hand and kit drummers of all styles

Djembe and Mande Music - top quality list of resources, references and reviews re.

Djembe-L Mailing List FAQ and Drumming Resources - the most comprehensive website for hand drummers, drum makers, drum teachers, dancers...

Drum Solo Artist - Drum Solo Artist Official Site is dedicated to Drum Solo Artists, Drum Solo Techniques, Custom Drums, Custom Drum Setups and Rhythm in General

Drum Track Zone - drum tracks, loops, and samples.

Escobar X - freestyle handspeed democonga drum solo ("Celosia")

Firedance - African drums meet Celtic rites meet alchemy in California, all night X3

Fire Tribe Hawaii - intimate, eclectic cross-cultural celebration of drum, dance, song, and solstice

FlexiMusic Audio/Mp3 Editor - audio editing, recording and composing software for professional and home music makers

Flutes Jam - Flutes and hand drums go great in jams together.  Learn to improvise with the help of these handy scale charts, with inspiring audio samples.

Hand Drums and Percussion - Tammy's site with African djembes and hand percussion instruments

How to Play Guitar - You get unlimited access to hundreds of streaming video lessons, backing tracks and beginner to advanced techniques for you to learn from round the clock. You can check out free sample banjo lessons at our website.

Interactive Drum Lesson - a very cool learning tool/toy from a very hot place.

Maseev Music for Yoga Practice - yoga soundtracks for calming the mind

Modern Physical Alchemy - modern "magic" for the mind, body, and soul...including hand drumming as a core component in the mix

Moonrise Music - drum workshops, classes, and fine custom-made drums on Vancouver Island, BC

Net Sounds Music - section on drums and percussion, with articles and lessons for aspiring drummers.

Percussion Africaine - by Jean Vaucher of Montreal - one of the best sites on the Net for information on African drum culture and rhythms.

Pete Lockett - multi-percussionist with articles, tutorials, videos, audio lessons and more.

Rainbow Gatherings - tribal fire circle and other spontaneous jams as well as great performances

Rhythm Catalog from Larry Morris - authoritative source reference for many West African and Latin rhythms found here.

The Rhythm Reference Project - top-notch resource for audio and written notation of traditional West African drum rhythms, for djembes and dununs (ballet style and traditional setup with bells)

Rootsy Records - djembe recordings and other resources for West African drumming, especially from Mali.

Soul Brasil Magazine - music, dance, arts . . . plus healing, spirituality, health & nutrition, environment, ecology, sustainable development, cultural diversity.

Strange Moon - purely improvisational music by Nowick and friends - rhythms aplenty, plus electric and electronic elements.

Synth Zone - links and resources for drum programs, midi, hand drumming and more.

Taal Fiza Productions - world music recording, performance, studio in Victoria, BC

Tribal Roots Drum Jams - Rainbow gatherings, fire dance circles, and more

Tribe.net - Djembe and Dunun / djun-djun group - online community of West African style drummers

Virtual Drummer School - online resources for drummers, in Spanish

World Music Reviews - includes reviews of African, World and Latin music.

Wooden Bongos and Congas - handmade in Puerto Rico

XDrumSet - Drum sets information resource

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