Author: María Teresa VélezPublisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781439906156
Category : Black people
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Drumming for the Gods
Author: María Teresa VélezPublisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781439906156
Category : Black people
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Yoruba God of Drumming
Author: Amanda VillepastourPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496803523
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
As one of the salient forces in the ritual life of those who worship the pre-Christian and Muslim deities called orishas, the Yorùbá god of drumming, known as Àyàn in Africa and Añá in Cuba, is variously described as the orisha of drumming, the spirit of the wood, or the more obscure Yorùbá praise name AsòròIgi (Wood That Talks). With the growing global importance of orisha religion and music, the consequence of this deity's power for devotees continually reveals itself in new constellations of meaning as a sacred drum of Nigeria and Cuba finds new diasporas. Despite the growing volume of literature about the orishas, surprisingly little has been published about the ubiquitous Yorùbá music spirit. Yet wherever one hears drumming for the orishas, Àyàn or Añá is nearby. This groundbreaking collection addresses the gap in the research with contributions from a cross-section of prestigious musicians, scholars, and priests from Nigeria, the Americas, and Europe who have dedicated themselves to studying Yorùbá sacred drums and the god sealed within. As well as offering multidisciplinary scholarly insights from transatlantic researchers, the volume includes compelling first-hand accounts from drummer-priests who were themselves history-makers in Nigerian and Cuban diasporas in the United States, Venezuela, and Brazil. This collaboration between diverse scholars and practitioners constitutes an innovative approach, where differing registers of knowledge converge to portray the many faces and voices of a single god.
The Black God's Drums
Author: P. Djèlí ClarkPublisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250294703
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Rising science fiction and fantasy star P. Djèlí Clark brings an alternate New Orleans of orisha, airships, and adventure to life in his immersive debut novella The Black God's Drums. Alex Award Winner! In an alternate New Orleans caught in the tangle of the American Civil War, the wall-scaling girl named Creeper yearns to escape the streets for the air--in particular, by earning a spot on-board the airship Midnight Robber. Creeper plans to earn Captain Ann-Marie’s trust with information she discovers about a Haitian scientist and a mysterious weapon he calls The Black God’s Drums. But Creeper also has a secret herself: Oya, the African orisha of the wind and storms, speaks inside her head, and may have her own ulterior motivations. Soon, Creeper, Oya, and the crew of the Midnight Robber are pulled into a perilous mission aimed to stop the Black God’s Drums from being unleashed and wiping out the entirety of New Orleans. “A sinewy mosaic of Haitian sky pirates, wily street urchins, and orisha magic. Beguiling and bombastic!”—New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
When The Drummers Were Women: A Spiritual History of Rhythm
Author: Layne RedmondPublisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
For millennia, the sacred drummers of pre-Christian Mediterranean and western Asia were women. In this inspiring book, Layne Redmond, herself a renowned drummer, tells their history. Artistic representations reveal that female frame drummers carried the spiritual traditions of many of the earliest recorded civilizations. During those ancient times, the drummer-priestesses held the keys to experience of the divine through rhythm. They were at the center of the goddess worship of matriarchal societies until the ascendance of patriarchal cultures and the loss of drumming as a spiritual technology. With wisdom and passion, Redmond chronicles our species’ deep connection to the drum, our rich heritage of inseparable spirituality and music, and the modern-day women reclaiming it. This book encourages readers—both women and men—to reestablish rhythmic links with themselves, nature, and other people through the power of drumming. Redmond illustrates her message with an extensive collection of images gathered during ten years of research and travel. Woven throughout the book are strands of ancient ritual and mythology, personal stories, and scientific evidence of the benefits of drumming. It is at once a history, a memoir, and a resounding call for spiritual and social renewal.
The Drumming of the Gods
Author: Ernst StröerPublisher: Hans P. und Ernst Ströer Musikverlag
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Drumming of the Gods offers an easily understandable, clearly structured introduction to the world of South Indian rhythms. Step by step, you’ll learn how to distill ancient knowledge, skills, and principles of order from this inexhaustible rhythmic system, which can be useful, inspiring, and perhaps even groundbreaking for you – even if you primarily operate outside the Indian tradition. The book is suitable for anyone who: wants to train and sharpen their sense of rhythm is looking for inspiration for their own playing or compositions wants to learn and understand the Indian drum syllable language Solkattu from the ground up wants to combine Indian and Western elements in their playing or compositions has always wanted to know what Talas, Gathis, Moras, Korvais are wants to confidently master odd time signatures, quintuplets, septuplets, and nonuplets 260 etudes and exercises for speaking and playing, clearly organized from very simple to very difficult, guide you step by step to a confident sense of rhythm.
The Drummer
Author: Editors of Modern Drummer MagazinePublisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1476855897
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
(Book). To mark the 30th-anniversary of the world's best-loved drum magazine, Modern Drummer , here is the first book to tell the complete tale of the modern drumset masters. A century of drumming is covered: from the founding fathers of jazz, to today's athletic, mind-altering rhythm wizards and everyone in between. Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Ringo Starr, Levon Helm, Neil Peart and dozens of other drum gods are featured.
Dancing with Devtās
Author: Andrew AlterPublisher:
ISBN: 9781138745025
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Drumming at the Edge of Magic
Author: Mickey HartPublisher: Harper San Francisco
ISBN: 9780062503749
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Explores the role of drums, rattles, and gongs in human societies revealing the primal hypnotic power of these instruments
Summer for the Gods
Author: Edward J LarsonPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541646029
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day-in cities and states throughout the country. Edward Larson's classic Summer for the Gods -- winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History -- is the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event. An afterword assesses the state of the battle between creationism and evolution, and points the way to how it might potentially be resolved.
Author: William Melvin Kelley