Well if you were anywhere within a 2 km radius of our drum circle
yesterday evening you would have definitely heard the drums Fernando.
Alright first things first, I apologise for being a lazy blogger but
there's been a lot happening and between poetry and writers meets and more
poetry I seem to have forgotten about this here beautiful thing.
So I heard about this drum circle event on-line on The Hives Facebook page
and it reminded me of my darbuka that I've been ignoring so I contacted the
facilitator, Arthur Fernandes whose enthusiasm and passion for music absolutely
grabbed me.
Arthur is based in Pune but runs these drum circles pretty much everywhere.
He is the founder of Music Matters - According to their FB, Music
Matters pursues the one path we know would make the optimal difference. Music
from any part of the world, language, or genre, would make a difference till
the end of time - surpassing borders, uniting hearts, with unending joy. Music
matters unbinds the body, releases the mind, and quenches the soul.
There were about 16 of us adventurous souls who showed up to the event,
we were seated in a circle of course with a big jumble of djembes in the
middle. Arthur took his place in the middle grinning wildly and telling us that we were
about to engage in an experience that would uplift us from the drudgery of our
every day lives to a place of possibility and music. I swear at one point he was jumping and still playing a rhythm!
I don't want to give away too much because I want more people to
experience it and to be open to it but we went from timidly tapping our drums
to a frenzied rhythm and closed the circle with a little bit of meditation to
the magical sounds of a Tibetan music bowl.
My hands are still a bit sore but I am looking forward to the next time
Music Matters comes to town :)
Boom
