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African Drum Rhythms Educational Tools for Djembes, Bass Drums and Bells
Lennart Hallstrom's Site, where you can review and buy his book: African Drum Rhythms for Djembes, Bass Drums and Bells, consists of 160 illustrated, wire bound A4 size pages, with more than 300 exercises. It is intended for beginners as well as more advanced drummers and can be used for self-tuition, study groups or drum classes. Site also has Freeware to Notation software, etc

African Music and Drumming Resources on the Web
Good Page of well organized links

Harmony Central
How to tune a drum and more...

World Music Calendar

Drum Is the Ear of God article by Richard Hodges
A version of this article by Richard Hodges was published (anonymously) in Material for Thought #13, 1992, Far West Press, San Francisco.
Subject Keywords: African Music Spirituality Drum Dance

C.K. Ladzekpo's Home Page
C.K Ladzekpo (Home Page) is the director of the African music program at the University of California at Berkeley. He has combined a brilliant career as a performer, choreographer and composer with teaching and extensive scholarly research into African performing arts. He is a member of a famous family of African musicians and dancers who traditionally serve as lead drummers and composers among the Anlo-Ewe people of southeastern Ghana in West Africa.

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