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BILL MATTHEWS: Conga Joy #1
Companion to the book THE NEW CONGA JOY, these are an indispensible, easy-to-follow resource for students of African rhythms.
CD price: $14.95 / MP3 price: $14.95
KATIE GREEN: Egyptian Myths and Magic
A 97 minute double CD, blends spoken word with music, resulting in a remarkable performance of Egyptian mythology.
CD price: $25.00 / MP3 price: $25.00
LEON MOBLEY & UMAR BIN HASSAN: Keeping it real
Leon is the percussionist for Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals. He has a background in african drumming and studied with master drummer Babatunde Olatunji.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
GHALEP TAWIL: Classical Egyptian Drum Rhythms
Step by step guide to learn basic Egyptian style tabla
CD price: $15.00
DAUGHTERS OF CREATIVE SOUND: Daughters of Creative Sound
The "daughters" are nine Black women providing Afrocentric rhythms, songs, and stories.
Recommended if you like Sweet Honey in the Rock.CD price: $15.00
NOURHAN SHARIF: Arabic Rhythms For the Advanced Student. Volume Talata
Arabic Rhythms For the Advanced Student. Volume Talata This CD consists of popular Arabic rhythms played at different speeds. Each rhythm is introduced by name, and then the count for the rhythm is explained. The rhythm is then played at four differe
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
MYSTICAL TROUBADOURS: Luminous Lagoon
Join Grace’s storytelling, musical bugs in a dramatic, enchanting adventure into the world of folk tales from the Islands of the Caribbean to the Rainforest of Peru with music and vocals featuring WaZoBia and the Skip A Beat Youth Chorus.
Recommended if you like Slappy Hooper, Bill Lepp.CD price: $15.00
DAMIAN PADRO: Inside Salsa: Understanding the Music You Love
An instructional CD designed to help salsa dancers hear and understand the music through study of the percussion section and song form of salsa.
CD price: $20.00
ETHAN VLAH: The Wailing
Original poetry and song driven by a fusion of world percussion from Hindustani, Arabic, Balkan, and Flamenco traditions. A musical meditation on war, truth and transcendence by an ex-patriot living in Europe from 2001-2006.
CD price: $13.75
TOSIN: Mean What U Say - Da Drum Monologue Project Vol. 1
This CD contains definitive works of Tosin as a drummer/composer. It is world beat rendered in a traditional/contemporary mix. If you are familiar with Global Rhythms by Mickey Hart, Babatunde Olatunji's Drum Of Passion, Lion King, Fela Kuti, and other We
CD price: $10.00
STAN MUNSLOW: Perfect Time: The CD Drummer
24 tracks of digitally-recorded drums to perfect your timing, and spice up your practice or jam sessions.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
SU ZI: The Tissues of Language
Su Zi's eco-feminist spoken word backed up by Greywolf (of the SHREDD. Percussion Ensemble).
CD price: $6.97 / MP3 price: $6.97
MARGO MCLOUGHLIN: JATAKA: Stories and Music of Buddhist India
Let yourself be transported to Ancient India.Margo McLoughlin tells original translations of the Buddhist stories known as the Jataka. Doug MacKenzie accompanies on the mrdangam and other traditional instruments. Breathtaking.
Recommended if you like Sheila Chandra.CD price: $15.00
AMEERAH HASIN AHMAD: Poetically Speaking
Poetry and positive messages through words, sounds and rhythm
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
T.R. MCKOTCH: Hand Drum Instructional Vol.1 featuring Charity Nuse
Hand-drum instructional CD: learn rhythms from West Africa, Central Africa and more.
CD price: $9.97 / MP3 price: $9.97
SONDRA SINGER: Stories of Rhythm and Fantasy
This whimsical, uplifting recording includes original stories, song, and rhythm that will transport you and your family on a positive journey. The stories carry different messages in an entertaining fashion, using humor, music, and sound effects.
CD price: $15.00
TONY VACCA: Zen Rant
A streetwise fusion of Jazz, World Music and Spoken Word. Strong support by performers from Senegal and America.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ANNYA BELL: Poetry & Percussion
POETRY & PERCUSSION is a unique blend of poems and world rhythms.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
PAMELA LYNN: Essential Rhythms For Personal Empowerment
Instructional hand-drumming: unique interwoven sounds of West African and Middle Eastern rhythms, mixed with a contemporary sound.
MP3 price: $21.99
HIGH PRIEST KWATAMANI: Conjuring Ancestral Spirit Consciousness
Heart-core rap by grand master soothsayer, high priest Kwatamani and the sensuosly vibrant vocals of royal priestess Gail, voice of the Kwatamani royal sisterhood.
CD price: $20.00 / MP3 price: $20.00
JAIYE BYNOE: God's Child
My songs come from personal life experiences, and I speak the words with backround singers and musical instruments. My music is Alternative R&B and I speak the words from my heart.
Recommended if you like Barry White, Isaac Hayes.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
PAMELA LYNN: Essential Rhythms for Personal Empowerment
Unique interwoven sounds of West African and Middle Eastern rhythms, mixed with a contemporary sound. Inspiring, Healing and Empowering.
CD price: $15.00
DR. BILLY INGRAM: The Legacy
The Legacy is a powerful and provocative poetic piece that tells the story of black history like you've never heard before. It's an exotic blend of authentic captivating African rhythms with a unique contemporary hip-hop flavor.
Recommended if you like James Earl Jones.
JOHN DE KADT: This Rhythm Is Not Mine
This Rhythm is Not Mine features percussion styles from around the globe including Africa, India, the Middle East, and North America. These original arrangements, woven with spoken-word poetry, move one to dance, stretch, or lie perfectly still.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
AFRO-RHYTHMS DRUMMERS: Pat Funderburg's Exercise to Afro-Rhythms
High energy exercise with African rhythms
HARRY AYIZAN SANON: Kay la Boule
Original music and spoken word from one of the pioneers of Haitian Roots Music and an important and lyrical voice in Haiti's cry for justice.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
LEIGH HERRICK: Just War
A blend of contemporary poetics with traditional hand drumming that incorporates everything from hip hop to classical, folk to blues.
Recommended if you like Sweet Honey in the Rock, Sonia Sanchez.CD price: $13.97 / MP3 price: $13.97
SEGUN AKINLOLU: Where Rivers Sing A Song
Live performance poetry in English and Yoruba songs on a base of evocative traditional African drumming and soothing acoustic guitar. The poems are a celebration of African culture with a focus on creating understanding amongst peoples of the world.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
DRUMS BY T. ROY: Drum and Dance: 30 Doumbek / Djembe Rhythms
THE instructional hand drum CD -- featuring 30 of the most popular Middle Eastern Rhythms used in music and dance today. Audio quality, presentation, etc., every aspect meant to exceed any other project of its kind.
Recommended if you like Hossam Ramzy.CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
DRUMPLAY: Under the Map of the World Where I Sleep
World percussion ensemble create original music called "rhythmprovisations". Winner of Best World Music Act 2002-2003, Cleveland Free Times Music Awards, Drumplay combines world percussion instrumentation and conch shells with poems of Daniel Thompson.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
DEAN TABA: More Is More
An unconventional jazz combo (two drumsets, trumpet, sax, and bass) playing original music with the occasional help of spoken word artist, Dave Allen. Leadsheets for all of the songs on this CD are available for FREE at deantaba.com.
CD price: $12.95 / MP3 price: $9.99
ARI HOENIG: The Life of a Day
This is a solo drum record. That's right. Just me and a four piece drum kit. No Overdubs. Compositions and improvisations on drums.
CD price: $14.95
TAHIRA: Rise To Freedom
A collection of stories and songs set to world music that will give you an infectious smile, a lighter heart and a belief that people can fly.
CD price: $10.00
LENA: Poetic Spiritual Collection
Spoken word poet; an anointed writer of inspirational poetry, gifted with an exceptional ability to take words, make them rhyme, as well as speak the truth of God's Word. She uses her gift to exalt the Lord and speak to His character.
Recommended if you like Maya Angelou.CD price: $12.97
BRAIN FOREST: If Only We Were More Attentive
"If Only We Were More Attentive" by Brain Forest is a lush musical soundscape for the spoken word.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
ZEN ZULU!: Weight Controller
Combines entrancing African rhythms with powerful psychodynamic techniques, including neurolinguistic programming, visualization, and rhythmic breathing.
CD price: $25.00
RAS SABUR TAFARI: This Land Is My Land
SPOKEN WORD [DUB POETRY], Narative Poetry with drum tracks. Inspirational, Educational, Soul-Full. A teaching for all about Africans: where we have been and how we still conquer. One Love, Ras Sabur Tafari.
MP3 price: $11.00
CHARLES WILLIAMS AND TOM TEASLEY: VHS - Poetry, Prose, Percussion and Song In Performance
Williams and Teasley achieve a true marriage of ancient to the future, of Africa and the West: ancient world rhythms as rendered by Teasley, and traditional African and African-American verse as renderedy by Williams the performance artist.
Recommended if you like James Earl Jones.VHS price: $25.00
CHARLES WILLIAMS & TOM TEASLEY: Poetry, Prose, Percussion and Song
Actor/griot Charles Williams and Percussionist Tom Teasley are a vibrant synergy of voice and percussion drawing inspiration from poets Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson and timeless world rhythms.
Recommended if you like James Earl Jones.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
CHAD WACKERMAN: Double Hi-Hat Exercises For The Contemporary Drummer
"Double Hi-Hat Exercises For The Contemporary Drummer" Book by Chad Wackerman Drummers. Here is Chad's instructional drum book which explores the concept of stereo drumming through the use of right and left hi-hats. This book is a must for drummers
CD price: $16.00
ZEN ZULU!: Personal Motivator
Combines entrancing African rhythms with powerful psychodynamic techniques, including neurolinguistic programming, visualization, and rhythmic breathing.
CD price: $25.00
ZEN ZULU!: Smoke Minimizer
Combines entrancing African rhythms with powerful psychodynamic techniques, including neurolinguistic programming, creative visualization, and rhythmic breathing.
CD price: $25.00
JAIYE BYNOE: The best hits of Jaiye Bynoe
My songs all come from personal experiences, and I talk about, Love, Intimacy, and different relationships that people go through in life. I speak the words with background singers and musical instruments to keep my songs updated with a cool beat sound.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97