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Last Nights Drumming and Dancing

22/2/2012

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What an amazing night we had last night at the community gardens on Mount Vic. Nimba (the group I perform with) was asked to drum along with an African dance class that was being held there. I think what really made this so special was the enthusiasm Monica brought to the whole event. The room was full and everyone soon got into the groove mirroring Monica's dance movement and energy. After a few tempo increases we all got into the grove and went through the dances start to finish.
I think we all agreed that this is why we love drumming so much. High tempo, high energy and beautiful movement is what these events are all about, bringing an uplifting fusion between rhythm and dance that always leaves me wanting more.
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    My name is Simon Elwell and I have been playing/teaching djembe for over 10 years. I am enthusiastic intermediate Djembe player who loves sharing anything I know about this subject.
    I am also part of the percussion group Kubatana and my day job is a full time professional photographer and director at www.inspirephotography.co.nz

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