drumming
Dudu Tucci - coming full circle after a decade
Submitted by Palmito on February 2, 2009 - 20:29.I remember a big fuss that was made in the international music scene when Dudu Tucci's first album Obatimale was released over a decade ago. I listened to it a few times, and all I heard was drumming. Well, cool, you'd think, for a drummer. But all I heard was the same thing, over and over and over again.
As a percussionist, I'm interested in breaks and changes in rhythm, not flat consistency. And all I could hear was consistency. (One reason I can't handle a lot of techno or trance...). Oh, and some vaguely cheesy melody
More thoughts on slow drumming
Submitted by Palmito on September 29, 2008 - 04:04.I originally wrote my notes below when I was still playing in a drum ensemble with a group of learners.
Reflections on Learning
Submitted by Palmito on July 13, 2008 - 04:03.I've often wondered what was the (dare we say "karmic"?) reason for me to spend 2 years as a Tech Director at a school. I think one of the significant things I gained was an interest in examining the learning process. One thing my time at the school taught me was the basic concepts of not only learning, but reflecting on your learning. How do you learn? What makes learning easier or harder? And what have you learned? What came easily, and what took work - and how do you feel about either?
Robert Wallace and Total Rhythm
Submitted by Palmito on July 3, 2008 - 05:56.
It's been a year since I took my first pandeiro lesson from Robert Wallace, and since then I've been repeatedly impressed by the breadth of his knowledge, and his ability to teach at any level. He is an excellent teacher for beginner drummers / percussionists (which was perfect for me learning pandeiro), but he also has an impressive background in a wide range of drumming and dancing that has helped me with more advanced conga rhythms I have wanted to study.
