Books
on the Culture of Drums and Drumming
Books
on General Rhythm, Percussion and Drum Topics
Various
Rhythmic Notation Catalogs On-line
Rhythm
of the Month Sites (in addition to most of the sites above)
Books
on Drum and Percussion Construction, Safety, etc.
Drum
and Percussion Related Magazines
The
following information was compiled and is maintained by Michael Wall ((808)737-3786)
using both personal resources and input from members of the Jembe-list.
These lists, while extensive, are not exhaustive and will be periodically
updated. You are strongly encouraged to (1) submit new titles (please use the
existing format and include all the details including company, category and a
brief review) and (2) provide missing information for items on this list
recording #, year, etc.) and submit reviews if they are missing.
If
you are interested in a particular publication, and complete information is not
listed, feel free to contact Michael at ((808)737-3786),
who will be happy to check his personal library for the details (which will also
then be added to this reference). Michael would also be pleased to receive
notice of correction or comments in format, typos, etc.
General
Notes on Finding Books:
When you are moved to rush right out to purchase one of these items, please
consider supporting your drumming community in the process. Much of media listed
below is published either by the author or by small companies. PLEASE SUPPORT
THEM DIRECTLY when at all possible. For those items only available from general
sources consider trying to secure them from community members that have
mail-order or retail outlets such as :
EARTHSHAKING MUSIC
543
Stokeswood Ave
Atlanta GA 30316
Email info@earthshakingmusic.com
http://www.earthshakingmusic.com
Scott
Davidson Music
P.O. Box 7341
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone/Fax-302-529-1081
scodavdrum@aol.com
White
Cliffs Media
5150 Mae Anne Ave. #213-208
Reno, NV 89523; Tel: 775-674-1671
Web: http://www.wc-media.com
Email: wcm@wc-media.com
Failing
that, try asking your local independently owned music store to order the
recording for you. If all else fails the following sources should be able to
order the books you are interested in:
Descarga
Catalog
http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db
328 Flatbush Ave., Suite 180
Brooklyn, NY 11238 USA
(800) 377-2647 FAX (718) 693-1316
Africassette
Music
http://www.africassette.com/~rsteiger
P.O. Box 24941
Detroit, MI 48224-0941 USA
(313) 881-4108 FAX (313) 881-0260
rsteiger@africassette.com
Books
on the Culture of Drums and Drumming
Books
on General Rhythm, Percussion and Drum Topics
Various
Rhythmic Notation Catalogs On-line
Rhythm
of the Month Sites (in addition to most of the sites above)
Books
on Drum and Percussion Construction, Safety, etc.
Drum
and Percussion Related Magazines
Books on the Culture of
Drums and Drumming
All
titles which are directly focused on Mande culture and music or have a djembe/dunun
orientation, are given in bold letters. (M.Wall)
|
TITLE |
Africa |
|
SUBTITLE |
The
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music |
|
AUTHOR |
Ruth
M. Stone, Editor |
|
PUBLISHER |
Garland
Publishing, New York |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
PAGES |
847 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-8240-6035-0
Includes a CD |
|
TITLE |
Djembe
-Percussion aus Westafrika |
|
SUBTITLE |
Garland
Encyclopedia of World Music |
|
AUTHOR |
Ibro Konate and
Sylvia Franke |
|
PUBLISHER |
Sylvia Franke
sylvia.franke@djembe-percussion.de |
|
YEAR |
2001
Includes 2 CDS |
|
TITLE |
Africa
Counts |
|
SUBTITLE |
Number
and Pattern in African Culture |
|
AUTHOR |
Claudia
Zaslavsky |
|
PUBLISHER |
Lawrence
Hill Books |
|
YEAR |
1973 |
|
PAGES |
847 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
TITLE |
Africa
Folk Music Atlas |
|
AUTHOR |
Leonardo
D'Amico, Francesco Mizzau |
|
PUBLISHER
|
Amharsi
Edizioni Multimediali - |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
PAGES |
93
(with 3 audio cds and a CD ROM) |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
88-87036-06-3 |
|
TITLE |
African
Music |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
People's Art |
|
AUTHOR |
Francis
Bebey |
|
PUBLISHER |
Lawrence
Hill and Co., New York Westport |
|
PAGES |
170 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
African
Religions and Philosophy |
|
AUTHOR |
John
S. Mbiti |
|
PUBLISHER |
Heinemann
Educational Books Ltd. |
|
YEAR |
1997 |
|
PAGES |
288 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
not
illustrated |
|
TITLE |
African
Rhythm and African Sensibility |
|
SUBTITLE |
Aesthetics
and Social Action in African Musical Idioms |
|
AUTHOR |
John
Miller Chernoff |
|
PUBLISHER |
The
University of Chicago Press, |
|
YEAR |
1979 |
|
PAGES |
261 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
Companion cassette available |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-226-10345-5
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
The Art of the Baga |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Drama of Cultural Reinvention |
|
AUTHOR |
Frederik
Lamp |
|
PUBLISHER |
The
Museum of African Art, 593 Broadway, |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Hard
Cover $75, Paper $40 |
|
TITLE |
The
Dances of Africa |
|
AUTHOR |
Michel
Huet / Claude Savary |
|
PUBLISHER |
Harry
Abrams Inc., New York |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
PAGES |
172 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-8109-3228-8 |
|
TITLE |
The
Drum and the Hoe |
|
SUBTITLE |
Life
and Lore of the Haitian People |
|
AUTHOR |
Harold
Courlander |
|
PUBLISHER |
University
of California Press |
|
YEAR |
1985 |
|
PAGES |
371 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-520-05449-0
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
The Drummer's Path |
|
SUBTITLE |
Moving
the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional Drumming |
|
AUTHOR |
Sule
Greg Wilson |
|
PUBLISHER |
Destiny
Books, One Park St. |
|
YEAR |
1992 |
|
PAGES |
140 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
Companion cassette or CD available |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-89281-359-b
Paperback 10.95 |
|
TITLE |
Drumming
at the Edge of Magic |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Journey Into the Spirit of Percussion |
|
AUTHOR |
Mickey
Hart and Jay Stevens |
|
PUBLISHER |
Harper
San Francisco |
|
YEAR |
1990 |
|
PAGES |
263 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Profusely!
Companion CD - same title |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-06-250374-X
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
Drums
- The Heartbeat of Africa |
|
AUTHOR |
Ester
A. Dagan |
|
PUBLISHER |
Galerie
Amrad African Art Publications |
|
YEAR |
1993 |
|
PAGES |
223 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-9693081-9-1
Hardcover $80.00 |
A
very comprehensive book apparently aimed at an academic ethnomusicological and
anthropological readership. Includes chapters on drums and drummers country by
country for nearly the entire African continent. Includes dozens of photographs
of drums from 123 ethnic groups.
|
TITLE |
The Guardian of the Word |
|
AUTHOR |
Kouma
Lafolo Kouma |
|
PUBLISHER |
Fontana
/ William Collins and Sons Ltd |
|
YEAR |
1980 |
|
PAGES |
223 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None |
|
TITLE |
How to Play Djembe |
|
SUBTITLE |
West
African Rhythms for Beginners |
|
AUTHOR |
Alan
Dworsky and Betsy Sansby |
|
PUBLISHER |
Dancing
Hands Music www.dancinghands.com 1800 898-8036 |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
yes,
CD INCLUDED |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$24.95 |
|
TITLE |
Jeliya (French) |
|
SUBTITLE |
Etre
Griot Et Musicien Aujourd'hui |
|
AUTHOR |
Adama
Drame, Arlette Senn-Borloz |
|
PUBLISHER |
Editions
L'Harmattan |
|
YEAR |
1992 |
|
PAGES |
366 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
2-7384-1481-8 |
|
TITLE |
The Healing Drum |
|
SUBTITLE |
Yaya
Diallo and Mitchell Hall |
|
AUTHOR |
African
Wisdom Teachings |
|
PUBLISHER |
Yaya
Diallo and Mitchell Hall |
|
YEAR |
1989 |
|
PAGES |
213 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yaya
Diallo and Mitchell Hall |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-89281-256-7
Paperback 12.95 |
|
TITLE |
Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms |
|
AUTHOR |
Daniel
Genton |
|
PUBLISHER
|
I.D.
Music 29, rue de Bitche (Paris La Defense) |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
TITLE |
The Mande Blacksmiths |
|
SUBTITLE |
Knowledge,
Power and Arts in West Africa |
|
AUTHOR |
Patrick
R. McNaughton |
|
PUBLISHER |
Indiana
University Press |
|
YEAR |
1988 |
|
PAGES |
241 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-253-33683-X
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
Mandiani Drum and Dance |
|
SUBTITLE |
Djimbe
Performance and Black Aesthetics From Africa to the NewWorld |
|
AUTHOR |
Mark
Sunkett |
|
PUBLISHER |
White
Cliffs Media |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
PAGES |
192 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
Companion Cassette, CD and Video available |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-941677-76-1
Paperback 19.95 |
The
book contains background information on Mandiani and related genres in Africa,
including a useful section on how to lace the drums. The book then proceeds into
an extended discussion of African vs African-American aesthetic viewpoints as
this genre migrated from Africa to the U.S.
|
TITLE |
More
Than Drumming |
|
SUBTITLE |
Essays
on African and Afro-Latin American Music and Musicians. |
|
AUTHOR |
Irene
V. Jackson |
|
PUBLISHER |
Greenwood
Publishing Group |
|
YEAR |
1985 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
03132309035/49.95 |
|
TITLE |
The
Music of Africa |
|
AUTHOR |
J.H.
Kwabena Nketia |
|
PUBLISHER |
W.W.
Norton & Company, New York |
|
YEAR |
1974 |
|
PAGES |
278 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-393-09249-6 |
|
TITLE |
Musical
Instruments of Africa |
|
SUBTITLE |
Their
Nature, Use and Place in the Life of a Deeply Musical People |
|
AUTHOR |
Betty
Warner Dietz and Michael Babatude Olatunji |
|
PUBLISHER |
The
John Day Company, New York, NY |
|
YEAR |
1965 |
|
PAGES |
115 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
TITLE |
Patakin |
|
SUBTITLE |
World
Tales of Drums and Drummers |
|
AUTHOR |
Nina
Jaffe |
|
PUBLISHER |
Henry
Holt and Co. |
|
YEAR |
1994 |
|
PAGES |
145 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-8050-3005-0
Hardcover |
Contains
10 drum stories from around the world. It represents a broad cross section of
the world's cultures and drum traditions and the author spends a few pages
before each story setting the scene and providing background. The author does a
fairly complete job of citing all her references and then crediting those to
whom she turned for advice and assitance. A couple ofthe stories are composite
retellings of traditional folk tales.
|
TITLE |
Planet
Drum |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm |
|
AUTHOR |
Mickey
Hart and Frederic Lieberman |
|
PUBLISHER |
Harper
San Francisco |
|
YEAR |
1991 |
|
PAGES |
224 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Profusely! |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-06-250397-9
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
The
Spirit of Percussion |
|
AUTHOR |
Airto
Moreira |
|
PUBLISHER |
21st
Century Music Productions |
|
YEAR |
P.O.
Box 1816 Wayne, NJ, 07470 |
|
PAGES |
64 |
|
ILLUSTRATED |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Paperback
9.95 |
|
TITLE |
Status and Identity in West Africa |
|
SUBTITLE |
Nyamakalaw
of Mande |
|
AUTHOR |
David
C. Conrad and Barbara E. Frank |
|
PUBLISHER |
Indiana
University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis |
|
YEAR |
1995 |
|
PAGES |
204 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-253-20929-3
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
Griots and Griottes |
|
SUBTITLE |
Masters
of Words and Music |
|
AUTHOR |
Thomas
A Hale |
|
PUBLISHER |
Indiana
University Press , Bloomington and Indianapolis |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
PAGES |
410 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-253-33458-6 |
|
TITLE |
Ta
Ki Ti Na |
|
SUBTITLE |
The
Forgotten Power of Rhythm |
|
AUTHOR |
Reinhard
Flatishler |
|
PUBLISHER |
LifeRhythm
P.O. 806 |
|
YEAR |
1992 |
|
PAGES |
150 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
Companion CD available |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-940759-07-8
Paperback |
Books
on General Rhythm, Percussion
and Drum Topics
|
TITLE |
African Drum Rhythms (and African Drum Rhythms
Study Guide) |
|
AUTHOR |
Lennart
Hallstrom |
|
PUBLISHER |
Lennart
Hallstrom, Rhythm Pedagogue |
|
Email |
|
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
91-973262-2-4;
10 Companion Cassettes Available |
|
TITLE |
African Percussion - The Djembe (Le Tambour Jembe) |
|
AUTHOR |
Serge
Blanc |
|
PUBLISHER
|
Self
Published, Available in the USA by mailing a check (payable
to"Michael Wall") for $39.95 plus $3 shipping (Airmail in the
US) to Michael Wall, 470 Hao St., Honolulu, HI 96821 |
|
YEAR |
1997 |
|
PAGES |
81
Includes a CD |
|
TITLE |
Afro-American
Aspects |
|
SUBTITLE |
Series
A.I.M. Percussion Text |
|
AUTHOR |
Jerry
Leake |
|
PUBLISHER |
Rhombus
Publishing Box 184, Boston, MA 02123 |
|
YEAR |
1986 |
|
PAGES |
132 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-927855-01-1
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
Ancient
Traditions - Future Possibilities |
|
SUBTITLE |
Rhythmic
Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali and India |
|
AUTHOR |
Matthew
Montfort |
|
PUBLISHER |
Ancient
Future Music, POB 264 |
|
YEAR |
1985 |
|
PAGES |
140 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-937879-00-2,
Paperback |
Take
a musical voyage through these great ancient rhythmic traditions with a series
of exercises that require no instruments to perform. Not just for
percussionists, the exercises developed refined rhythmic skills, enable home
study of non-western rhythms, and stimulate new ideas for composers.
|
TITLE |
Book
of Rhythms 1 |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Guide to Playing African and World Beat Rhythms |
|
AUTHOR |
Raven
Tekwe |
|
PUBLISHER |
Raven
Tekwe P.O. Box 18171, |
|
PAGES |
32 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$35
includes audio examples cassette |
|
TITLE |
Djembe Vol 1 (and Vol 2) includes
a audio examples cassette for each volume |
|
SUBTITLE |
Doun-doun,
Sangba og Kenkeni (In Danish) |
|
AUTHOR |
Borge
Blume-Jensen b.blume@mail1.stofanet.dk |
|
PUBLISHER |
Self
Published |
|
YEAR |
1994 |
|
PAGES |
30,
24 |
|
ISBN |
87-984867-0-5,
(-1-3) |
|
TITLE |
Djembe Workshop (in German) |
|
AUTHOR |
Stephan
Rigert |
|
PUBLISHER |
Self
Published - available through Michael Wall (808)737-3786 |
|
PAGES |
42 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
TITLE |
Drum
Circle Spirit |
|
SUBTITLE |
Facilitating
Human Potential Through Rhythm |
|
AUTHOR |
Arthur
Hull |
|
PUBLISHER
|
White
Cliffs Media |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
PAGES |
206 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
Companion CD, (Video Available) |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-941677-84-2
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
Drum
Damba |
|
SUBTITLE |
Talking
Drum Lessons |
|
AUTHOR |
David
Locke, Abubakari Lunna |
|
PUBLISHER
|
White
Cliffs Media |
|
YEAR |
1990 |
|
PAGES |
213 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None,
Companion cassette available |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-941677-10-9
Paperback 17.95 |
|
TITLE |
Drum
Gahu |
|
SUBTITLE |
The
Rhythms of West African Drumming |
|
AUTHOR |
David
Locke |
|
PUBLISHER
|
White
Cliffs Media |
|
YEAR |
1987 |
|
PAGES |
135 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
Companion cassette available |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-941677-02-8
Paperback, 15.95 |
|
TITLE |
Drumming
From Your Soul |
|
SUBTITLE |
Book
1 - Seeking the Source of Rhythm |
|
AUTHOR |
Dean
and Imani Buchanan |
|
PUBLISHER |
Rhythm
Alive! P.O. Box 1214, |
|
YEAR |
1994 |
|
PAGES |
28 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
includes companion cassette |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
The
Drums of Passion Songbook |
|
AUTHOR |
Baba
Olatunji, Doug LeBow |
|
PUBLISHER |
Olatunji
Music 2109 Broadway, Suite 477, |
|
YEAR |
1993 |
|
PAGES |
84 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None |
|
TITLE |
Drum Talk |
|
AUTHOR |
Mor
Thiam |
|
PUBLISHER |
Self
Published |
|
YEAR |
1980 |
|
PAGES |
24 |
|
TITLE |
The
From Scratch Rhythm Workbook |
|
AUTHOR |
Philip
Dadson and Don McGlashan |
|
PUBLISHER |
Heinemann
Education, Division of Octopus Publishing Group Rawene Road,Birkenhead,
Aukland, New Zealand |
|
YEAR |
1990 |
|
PAGES |
78 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-86863-081-0
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
Foundation
Course in African Dance-Drumming |
|
AUTHOR |
C.K.
Ladzekpo |
|
PUBLISHER |
|
|
YEAR |
1995 |
|
PAGES |
66
(so far) |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Free
on line! |
This
is not a traditional book...maybe it's the future of book publishing !!. This
site provides great material and perhaps the best single discussion of
polyrhythms from a cultural point of view.
|
TITLE |
Jim's
Notes |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Course in Drumming |
|
AUTHOR |
James
VanDenAkker |
|
PUBLISHER |
|
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Free
on line |
|
TITLE |
Kpegisu |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
War Drum of the Ewe |
|
AUTHOR |
David
Locke, Godwin Agbeli |
|
PUBLISHER
|
White
Cliffs Media |
|
YEAR |
1992 |
|
PAGES |
189 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
None,
Companion cassette available |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-941677-39-7
Paperback, 19.95 |
|
TITLE |
Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms |
|
AUTHOR |
Daniel
Genton |
|
PUBLISHER
|
I.D.
Music 29, rue de Bitche (Paris La Defense) |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
TITLE |
The Mandinka Balafon |
|
SUBTITLE |
An
Introduction, With Notation For Teaching |
|
AUTHOR |
Lynne
Jessup |
|
PUBLISHER |
Xylo
Publications |
|
YEAR |
1983 |
|
PAGES |
192 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0
916-421-01-5 (or 04-X) Includes two cassettes |
|
TITLE |
Music
of the Whole Earth |
|
AUTHOR |
David
Reck |
|
PUBLISHER |
Charles
Scibner's Sons, New York |
|
YEAR |
1977 |
|
PAGES |
545 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Hundreds
of photos and hand drawn illustrations, graphs, and rythmic and melodic
charts |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0
648 14631/$9.95 |
|
TITLE |
Repercussions |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Celebration of African American Music |
|
EDITORS |
Geoffrey
Haydon & Dennis Marks |
|
PUBLISHER |
Century
Publishing Co. Ltd, Portland House, |
|
YEAR |
1985 |
|
PAGES |
192 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Based
on a series of television documentaries, it includes photos andstills from
the series. |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0
7126 0492 8/10.95 UK |
While
this book is about Afro-American music, it covers the roots with an article on
traditional Gambian music by Sidia Jatta and two articles covering Ghanaand W.
Africa in general by John Miller Chernoff.
|
TITLE |
A
Rhythmic Vocabulary |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Musician's Guide to Understanding and Improvising with Rhythm |
|
AUTHORS |
Alan
Dworsky and Betsy Sansby |
|
PUBLISHER |
Dancing
Hands Music, 4275 Churchhill Circle, Minnetonka, MN 55345 USA |
|
YEAR |
1998 |
|
PAGES |
208 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes
Includes a CD |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-9638801-2-8
Paperback $29.95 + $3.00 shipping |
|
TITLE |
How to Play Djembe |
|
SUBTITLE |
West
African Rhythms for Beginners |
|
AUTHOR |
Alan
Dworsky and Betsy Sansby |
|
PUBLISHER |
Dancing
Hands Music www.dancinghands.com 1800 898-8036 |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
yes,
CD INCLUDED |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$24.95 |
|
TITLE |
Rhythmen und Lieder aus Guinea (In German) |
|
AUTHOR |
Famoudou
Konate, Thomas Ott |
|
PUBLISHER |
Institut
fur Didaktik Popularer Musik, Hauptstr. 34 , D-21436 Oldershausen, Germany |
|
YEAR |
1997 |
|
PAGES |
109 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
3-930915-67-7
Companion CD Available |
|
TITLE |
The
Soul of Hand Drumming |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Comprehensive Book for Beginner to Advanced Solo and Circle Hand Drummers |
|
AUTHOR |
Doug
Sole |
|
PUBLISHER |
Soul
Drums P.O. Box 211 Postal Station D, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6P 3J8
1-116-854-4736 |
|
YEAR |
1993 |
|
PAGES |
103 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
includes companion cassette |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Paperback |
|
TITLE |
Speaking Drum |
|
AUTHOR |
Kalani |
|
PUBLISHER |
Kalani
Productions, 13351 D. Riverside Dr., |
|
YEAR |
1993 |
|
PAGES |
84 |
|
TITLE |
Westafrikanische Djemberhythmen (In German) |
|
AUTHOR |
Stephan
Rigert |
|
PUBLISHER |
Self
Published - available through Michael Wall (808)737-3786 |
|
PAGES |
42 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
Companion
study cassettes available |
|
TITLE |
West
African Rhythms for Drumset |
|
AUTHOR |
Royal
Hartigan, Abraham Adzenyah, Freeman Donkor |
|
PUBLISHER |
Manhattan
Music / Warner Brothers |
|
YEAR |
1995 |
|
PAGES |
111 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Illustrated,
Companion CD included |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
0-89724-732-9
Paperback 24.95 |
|
TITLE |
The
World of African Song |
|
AUTHOR |
Miriam
Makeba |
|
PUBLISHER |
Quadrangle
Books, Chicago |
|
YEAR |
1971 |
|
PAGES |
120 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
8129-0138-X,
8129-6119-6 |
|
TITLE |
World
Beat Rhythms II |
|
SUBTITLE |
For
Hand Drums Such as Congas, Ashikos & Djembes |
|
AUTHOR |
Christine
Reagan Rosales |
|
PUBLISHER
|
Christine
Reagan Rosales |
|
PAGES |
30 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$35
includes audio examples cassette |
|
TITLE |
A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the
Malinke |
|
ARTIST |
Mamady
Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
|
PUBLISHER |
ARUN
www.arun-verlag.de |
|
ISBN: |
3-927940-61-5 |
|
YEAR: |
1999 |
|
ILLUSTRATION: |
Yes,
Instructional Cd Included |
|
TITLE |
African Drum Rhythms |
| SUBTITLE | For djembes, bass drums and bells |
|
AUTHOR |
Lennart Hallstrom |
|
PUBLISHER |
LH Rytmpedagog |
| Luntmakargatan 85, SE-113 51 Stockholm, Sweden. | |
| Phone: 070-7254263 | |
| Email: lennart.hallstrom@djembe.net | |
| Website: www.djembe.net | |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
Yes, 3 Examples CDs included |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
ISBN 91-973262-2-4; $45 |
|
TITLE |
African Drum Rhythms Study Guide |
| SUBTITLE | For djembes, bass drums and bells |
|
AUTHOR |
Lennart Hallstrom |
|
PUBLISHER |
LH Rytmpedagog |
| Luntmakargatan 85, SE-113 51 Stockholm, Sweden. | |
| Phone: 070-7254263 | |
| Email: lennart.hallstrom@djembe.net | |
| Website: www.djembe.net | |
|
YEAR |
2000 |
|
ILLUSTRATION |
No, Notation booklet included |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
ISBN 91-973262-3-2; $12 |
Various Rhythmic
Notation Catalogs On-line
|
R.
Kronberger |
http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e8725865/htmls/djembe.html |
|
Albert
Prak |
http://www.xs4all.nl/~aprak/fankani/index.html |
|
Larry
Morris |
http://www.emporia.edu/physics/faculty/rhythmca.txt |
|
Paul
Nas |
http://www.wappages.info |
|
Jim
Salem |
http://www.newview.org/salem/rhythm.html#mandjani |
|
Lars
Björnfot |
http://www.docs.uu.se/~bjornfot/drum/kakelambe.html |
|
Peter
Batty |
http://www.dedrum.demon.co.uk/skinskin |
|
Groove
Archive |
http://www.cse.ogi.edu/Drum/groove/ |
|
Rhythm
Planet |
http://members.tripod.com/rhythm_planet/home.html |
|
The
Djembe Boom Boom Chronicle |
http://www.djembeboom.yucom.be/ |
|
S.H.A.R.E.
Lennart Hallstrom |
www.djembe.net/share |
|
SongTrellis |
http://www.songtrellis.com/rhythmPage |
|
Drum
Connection |
http://www.drumconnection.com/rhythms.html |
|
Drum
Rhythms |
http://www.interweavers.com/brett/rhythms/ |
|
Jan
Verhaert |
http://users.pandora.be/jv/ritmes/rtmctl.htm |
[ToC][ToP]
Rhythm
of the Month Sites (in addition to most of the sites above)
|
Djembe-l
FAQ |
http://www.drums.org/djembefaq/index.htm |
|
Paulo
Mattioli |
http://www.pacificnet.net/~drum1/ |
|
Kalani |
http://www.kalanimusic.com/ |
|
Seourouba |
http://www.psn.net/~clockwork |
Books on Drum and Percussion Construction
|
TITLE |
Get
Set, GO! |
|
SUBTITLE |
Bang
and Rattle |
|
AUTHOR |
Sally
Hewitt |
|
PUBLISHER |
Children's
Press, Chicago |
|
TITLE |
How
to Make Drums, Rattles and Tom Toms |
|
SUBTITLE |
Primitive
Percussion Instruments for Modern Use |
|
AUTHOR |
Bernard
S. Manson |
|
PUBLISHER |
General
Publishing Company, 30 Lesmill Rd., Don Mills, Toronto |
|
TITLE |
How
To Make Your Own Earth Tone Drums |
|
AUTHOR |
Dawn
Kuzkowski |
|
PUBLISHER |
Equinox
Productions Box 1442 Thousand Oaks, CA 91358 |
|
TITLE |
Make
Your Own Wacky Instruments |
|
SUBTITLE |
Illustrated
Instructions for Making Musical Instruments for Schools, Parades and Just
for Fun |
|
AUTHOR |
Jon
Madin |
|
PUBLISHER |
Jon
Madin Box 7082, Geelong West Victoria, 3218 Australia |
|
TITLE |
Making
and Playing Musical Instruments |
|
AUTHOR |
Jack
Botermans, Herman Dewit, Hans Goddefroy |
|
PUBLISHER |
University
of Washington Press |
|
ISBN |
0
295 96948 2 |
|
TITLE |
Making
Simple Musical Instruments |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Melodious Collection of Strings, Winds, Drums and More |
|
AUTHOR |
Bart
Hopkins |
|
PUBLISHER |
Alamont
Press, 50 College Street, |
|
ISBN |
0
937274 80 1 |
|
TITLE |
Musical
Instrument Design |
|
SUBTITLE |
Practical
Information for Instrument Making |
|
AUTHOR |
Bart
Hopkins |
|
PUBLISHER |
Shee
Sharp Press |
|
ISBN |
1-884365-08-6 |
|
YEAR |
1996 |
|
TITLE |
Open
Ears |
|
SUBTITLE |
Musical
Adventures for a New Generation |
|
AUTHOR |
Various |
|
PUBLISHER |
Ellipsis
Kids, 20 Lumber Rd. Roslyn, NY 11576 |
|
ISBN |
1
55961 288 6 |
|
TITLE |
Sound
Designs |
|
SUBTITLE |
A
Handbook of Musical Instrument Building |
|
AUTHOR |
Reinhold
Banek and Jon Scoville |
|
PUBLISHER |
Ten
Speed Press, Box 7123 Berkeley, CA |
Drum and Percussion Related
Magazines
|
TITLE |
Drum! |
|
SUBTITLE |
(Magazine) |
|
PUBLISHER |
Drum!
1275 Lincoln Ave, #13 |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
19.95
Year (monthly) (often free at music stores) |
|
TITLE |
Latin
Percussionist |
|
SUBTITLE |
(Magazine) |
|
PUBLISHER |
Tortilla
Flat Music 327 12th St. |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$6.00
Year (bi-annual) |
|
TITLE |
MK
Drum Center Newsletter |
|
PUBLISHER |
Chuck
Cogliandro c/o MK Drum Center 188 Walker St. SW #2 Atlanta GA |
|
TITLE |
Percussion
Source (Magazine) |
|
PUBLISHER |
World
Marketing, Box 391894, |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$4.95
(Only 1 issue so far) |
|
TITLE |
Percussive
Notes |
|
SUBTITLE |
(Magazine) |
|
PUBLISHER |
The
Percussive Arts Society |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
$5.00
per issue |
|
TITLE |
Reaching
Into the Pulse |
|
PUBLISHER |
Reach
Into The Pulse P.O. Box 276, |
|
ILLUSTATED |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
4
issues, $10 published twice yearly |
|
TITLE |
Reaching
Into the Pulse |
|
PUBLISHER |
Reach
Into The Pulse P.O. Box 276, |
|
ILLUSTATED |
Illustrated |
|
ISBN/PRICE |
4
issues, $10 published twice yearly |