03rd November 2009
Talks are in place for the designing of the Moogseum. The Moogseum, which promises to be a unique and creative hands-on museum and Exploratorium, will demonstrate the combination of science and music.
The Moogseum, which the Bob Moog Foundation hopes t...
21st September 2009
Looking for an Orange County drumming event? You can find one once a month in Laguna Beach. For those musically inclined Southern Californians, LaVida Laguna hosts a monthly Laguna Beach Full Moon Drum Circle. The Laguna Beach Full Moon Drum Circle has be...
11th September 2009
Imagine spending every day of your life knowing that you're holding people's lives in your hands. For a nurse, that is every day. Day in, day out, nurses deal with the humane side of healthcare, thrown headfirst into pain, death and grieving with every pa...
07th September 2009
Jellyfish are gelatinous invertebrate ocean dwellers, covered in venomous nematocysts that can be dangerous to humans. Jellyfish stings can range from harmless to deadly.
The waters around Australia and Indonesia are home to some of the most deadly jel...
02nd September 2009
Traditionally, only artists should be entrusted with the building of a djembe. The construction of the drum prizes spiritual entanglement between builder and product, and every element needs to be chosen carefully to create a better sound.
The shape of...
31st August 2009
The flamenco is a time honored musical and dance genre that originated in Spain. Flamenco developed in Andalusia due to the interaction between Arabic, Andalusian, Sephardic and Gypsy cultures in the area in the 19th century, although forms of the music a...
17th August 2009
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has made notice of a shortage of Registered Nurses in today's hospitals, with this gap expected to grow in coming years as baby boomers grow older and health care is needed more than ever. While nursing scho...
13th August 2009
As the health care industry grows, due to the aging of the baby boomers, funding has been proposed in order to decrease the effect of health care worker and nursing shortages. The United States Labor Secretary, Hilda Stolis, has declared the government's ...
01st August 2009
Oscar nominated film, The Visitor, tells the story of an elderly Economics professor from Connecticut who returns to his New York apartment to find that in his absence a pair of djembe-playing illegal immigrants have moved in.
He had been trying to lea...
01st August 2009
Drum circles are becoming increasingly popular. They offer social outlets, while at the same time, supporting a worthwhile hobby. The emphasis on individual drum circles can vary, from ethnic events, like those that focus on samba music, to therapeutic gr...
24th July 2009
There have numerous studies on the effects of music on the fetus during pregnancy. Parents wonder if there is a prescription for the right amount of music or the perfect musical genre that will make their baby smarter or more musical. All studies so far a...
24th July 2009
The didgeridoo is one of the most exotic and interesting woodwind instruments being used today. The native population of Australia, the Aboriginals, developed it, but no one knows how old it is. The Aboriginals believed that the didgeridoo was an importan...
09th July 2009
Cajon drums are drums presently crafted out of wood, but the Cajon drums of yesteryear were in the form of simplistic boxes, tiny drawers from dressers or crates for fish. The actual term "Cajon" is derived from the Spanish language and when translated m...
01st August 2007
The premise of this article is to help facilitate an understanding of the manufacturing process in using environmentally prudent wood to produce djembe drums. Purchasing djembe drums that are made from legally harvested, sustainable wood help to protect o...
30th May 2007
Shopping for conga drums can seem a bit overwhelming especially if you're new to the market or not sure what questions to ask. As a hand drum store owner and percussion enthusiast I'm frequently asked questions from customers regarding the best set of con...
