Hello Friends!
One of the BEST AFRICAN MUSIC/DANCE EVENTS of the year starts Wed. Nov. 5 and continues through Sunday, Nov. 9: Bay Area AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE FESIVAL 2008! This is the finest event of it's kind on the West Coast. Details to the right.
To help get ready, please join me for 2 exciting workshops THIS SAT. OCT. 18:
Udu Workhsop (Nigerian Clay Pot Drum)
and Pagode Rhythms for Congas, Rebolo and TanTan Workshop.
Details below.
Last call for BOOM! for 2008:
Beat a Drum, Get A Workout!
Get fit, learn rhythms, make new friends and share your dreams.
The final BOOM! for 2008 starts THIS THURS. OCT. 16, 2008!
Complete BOOM! Schedule
JOIN US! See below for $40 discount!
Finally, advanced drummers: I have ONE SPOT left in my Tuesday Night Ensemble Class. (Max. 10 students). We're putting together full arrangements of Afro-Cuban Rumba, Samba de Roda, Leon Parker material, Iyesa. Call me if you want to join us.
In the Beautiful Flow of Life,
Robert Wallace
Robert@TotalRhythm.com
510-482-8005
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Who do Udu?
You do Udu!
Plus Pagode Rhythms Workshop
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What is an "UDU"?
A mesmerizing, highly melodic clay pot drum from Nigeria.
Hear & Watch the UDU.
Learn to play the UDU!: Udu Workshop Sat. Oct. 18
Top 5 Reasons to attend UDU workshop:
1) You can play the UDU late at night and your neighbors and/or loved ones won't complain.
2) Hand-made UDUs available for use/sale for all who pre-reg.
3) Udu doubles as beautiful piece of art in your home.
4) Udus are much lighter to carry than djembes or congas.
5) You will be able to claim, with accuracy, that "You do udu".
ALSO! Brazilian music lovers: Learn the beats of Fundo do Quintal, Grupo Revelacao and contemporary Samba-Funk rhythms from Seu Jorge!!!:
Pagode Rhythms for Congas, Rebolo and TanTan!
This one-time workshop will cover the basics and much more: How to play samba pagode ("pah-GO-jee") rhythms on your conga, rebolo and/or tantan, how to gain independence between your right and left hands, and how to improvise off the basic pagode ride.
Let's Play!
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FREE WELLNESS EVENT FOR MOMS-TO-BE
My friend and massage therapist Ann Frechette, along with Luna Bee Body, is hosting a FREE afternoon of tea, mini-massage, yoga & more for all expecting Moms, as part of Message Therapy Awareness Week. The event will be held on Monday, Oct. 20, from 12noon-2:30pm in Oakland.
Here are the Event Details. Free!
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"If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven played music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well."
- Martin Luther King
In Rhythm,
Robert Wallace
Total Rhythm
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The AFRICANS are coming!
2008 Bay Area
African Dance & Drum Festival
Nov. 5-9
Oakland, CA
 Lovers of African Music & Dance:
I am pleased to announce the PREMIER African Dance and Drum Event of 2008: The
Bay Area African Dance and Drum Festival!
Over 25 dynamic workshops covering Guinee Dance, Sabar Dance, Djembe Drum, Kutiro Dance, Congolese Dance and much more!
Partial list of insructors:
Mamady Sano
Marie Basse-Wiles
Muisi- K Malonga
Nuyma Weah
Mouminatou Camara
Ousmane Sall
Abdoul Doumba
Mariatou Sano
N'deye Gueye
Youssouf Koumbassa
Alseny Souma
I have attended this event for the past three years. The quality of instruction cannot be equaled. The energy of the attendees is fantastic. There are times when I thought the roof of the Malonga Dance Center was going to be blown off!!!!
Complete Festival Schedule
In addition to the incredible lineup of dance and drum workshops, the Festival presents a fantastic Friday Night Sabar Party on Nov. 7 at the Shattuck Down Low in Berkeley. A total blast and one of the best opportunities to put your African moves on the dancefloor.
I suggest that you call the festival hotline to verify the class schedule on the day you plan to attend. Schedules change and the website does not always reflect that day's events!
Festival Phone: 415-928-4019.
ENJOY!
VIVA AFRICA!
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Final Call for
BOOM!
Beat a Drum, Get a Workout!
BOOM! is an 8-week fitness program which COMBINES drumming, dance, fitness and fun.
Watch the BOOM! Video
The final BOOM! of 2008 starts THIS THURSDAY, Oct. 16, at 6:30pm at Linden Street Dance Studios
$40 OFF! The first 3 students to register will receive $40 off the regular BOOM! price of $160.
Register Here.
Or, simply show up for the first class on Thursday, Oct. 16.
Wear workout clothes and be ready to stretch, sweat and smile.
All drums provided. New students welcome! No prior drumming exp. needed.
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ALSO: Advanced drummers: I have ONE SPOT still open in my Tuesday Night Ensemble Class
Call me if you are interested: 510-482-8005.
THANK YOU for your support!
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