This ought to get some chatting going on!

With what do you drum? Hand drums of all sorts - I'm partial to djembe, riq, and big bass drums, and of course piano - it is really a percussion instrument ya know!;-)

When do you drum? Whenever I can: at home with my husband, performances of all sorts (theatre, stage, outdoor events, in the recording studio)

Where do you drum? Central Florida for now, soon to be Portland, OR area.

I'm a southern Virginia swamp-stompin Djembe girl!

I danced the rhythms for years before I could unlock my heart, shoulders, arms, fingers to the skin of the goat.

There's a few local drumcircles me and my tribe used to drum with until the drama got too heavy to cut with a sweet rhythm, so we drum at pagan gathers, our own celebrations, and my and my man drum together at home as well.

Blessings, y'all!

With what do you drum? Djembe, bodhran, and small African rattles.

When do you drum? Whenever I can-at least two-three times a week and once a month in a workshop with Auntie Matter.

Where do you drum? In Oakland, at home and at Humanist Hall with Auntie M.

with my amazing goddess ensemble, Yeh Dede:
check us out: myspace.com/yehdede

If you live in LA and want to hear/collaborate/dance... be in touch.

light, love, rhythm,

ariella

With what? Djembe, frame drum, riq, rattles, zils, and cute wooden frog rasps.

When/ Where? Nashville area, Tennessee, every chance I can get. Monthly women’s full moon drum circle. another event the first sat night each month called the “whiz-bang” sponsored by a local drum band called the Love Drums. Solstice and equinox ceremonies. And I play at haflas in a mid east drum group called the “Nashville Belly Drums.” I also take my drums camping and drum with my honey, with friends, or at home by myself.
and Yeah, I do the steering wheel thing a lot too!

Born to Drum!

What do you drum?
I primarily play dununs but also play an array of other percussion instruments.

When do you drum?
I play all the time - in the 2 drum circles I run, at a sound healing circle, in ritual, jamming with friends, playing for dancers, gigging with other fabulous drummers/musicians...

Where do I drum?
All over Long Island and other parts of NY.

Play with Passion,
Tracy :)

I play Djembe and Dun Duns West African Style. In Humboldt Co. California. When? more than I ever thought I would! like 3 or more days a week , Dance classes,Drum classes, Band rehearsals, and some times performances.

tons of drummin to do here!

Most of the time, I drum with djembes, but I also have a doumbek and a frame drum. I am also guilty (as someone else said) of drumming on the steering wheel of the car while sitting at traffic lights. :::grin:::

We have three recurring Drum Circles in the area where I live (northeastern Tennessee) and I try to attend these each month. I also drum at home, alone or with my guy, whenever the mood strikes me. Sometimes I play-along with music in the stereo, sometimes it is just my drum and I, or sometimes I take a drum outside and drum while looking up at Mother Moon -- that's the best!

Hi group,
I play Middle Eastern percussion (Tabla, Riq, Def, Zils, Bendir)
I also like Udu, Cajon, and Berimbau.
I love to play on stages for audiences, I also love to play my drum by myself at the edge of a lake, or at the ocean.

With what do you drum? I am a hand drum gal

When do you drum? every chance I get. I recently moved from Virginia Beach to Kentucky where I am actively looking for Drum Circles in the area.

Where do you drum? I drum at home, on my desk, my steering wheel, at parks, and at Drum Circles when they can be found.

What: DunDun, riq, frame, jello mold, PVC pipe, zill, washboard, folding chair. If I can hit it with a stick and make it go boom, clack, clang, thud, zing then it's fun, but using thimbles works too.

When: Not as much as I would like. Just moved and looking for drummers in the area.

Where: Triangle area of North Carolina

Good questions!

I'm in Texas at this moment but I live in Oakland CA. I mostly drum on the Ngoma (a Congolese drum) and the Conga. I drum as often as I can in groups and take two classes a week, one in Congolese music and one in Afro-Cuban. I love them both and get a lot of pleasure from seeing the connections in the music.

i went to jazz camp last year and took all sessions on the Conga and Afro-Cuban song. Carolyn Brandy and John Santos were the teachers. l It was great and I'm going again this year.

Last year Carolyn and I started the Born to Drum Women's Drum Camp, WOW! It was just such an amazing experience, beyond our wildest hopes for artistic success. So we're doing it again this year.

For the past 7 years or so I've been going to Congolese Dance and Drum camp. Besides the two drum classes every day we have an opportunity to drum for dance classes at the side of master drummers from the Congo. Another amazing experience.

Vicki Noble does healing circles and I've been fortunate to drum for these and for other similar events. It is an incredible spiritual experience.

Our Congolese drum class has started a "band" , Nlolo Batumbu, and we play for fund-raisers and friends in the SF Bay area. Performing adds a whole new dimension to the drumming for me.

Thanks for your questions!

Drum on!

Peace,
Jackie

With what...I have djembes, frame drum, ashiko, conga and my favorite my red wooden LP tumba..Who Where? When? Anybody who will let me at drum circles festivals , by my self at home.San Diergo CA. My tumba is pretty hard for me to carry far on foot and through airports ect so i just got another djembe.Sometimes i bungy cord my tumba to a luiggage cart like when i went up to Seattle's percussion fest .I love to dance to drums so sometimes im torn between the two.--Fortune

Hello! I just started drumming and can't figure out how I ever lived without it!
I drum with a West African-style djembe group every week & will be joining a local Pagan drumming circle (tomorrow yay!) that meets once a month. It's not nearly enough! I would love to drum more. I still have small ones at home so I try to drum very 'quietly' while they nap. (my 1 year old drums on a tiny little djembe...soo cute!)

I go to the country pretty often and am looking forward to bring my djembe and drumming lakeside.

I'm in Montreal and would love to find drumming/fire circles in town or in surrounding areas (am willing to travel!)