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December 2011
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WatchVideo of Drum Casket in Providence RI last weekend.
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WatchAnother incredible drummer of drummers. This is more of the video I shot while in Bamako last year. Please bridge the gap of such inspiring musicians and the Drum Casket Experience! DONATE NOW and PLEASE REPOST.
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WatchDONATE to Drum Casket’s journey to Africa. This clip is one of many amazing moments that inspired the rebuilding of Drum Casket in Bamako this coming year.
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If you haven’t already- Please consider backing Drum Casket in Bamako! Check out the video from Providence. I can’t wait to see this reinvented in Bamako.
The more voices the better. Here are a few words...
WOW.
That is really a compelling video, Amery. The sound is amazing. And it is really intimate, too. I just kept thinking of Sidy in there… how we were sort of playing him. But lifting him up, too. And communicating with him through the rhythm, which is, of course, how he communicates with others a lot of the time.
Sweet, beautiful, amazing.
Xoxox,
Rachel
An interview - question 2
2) Did people express a sense of community to you after playing the Drum Casket?
Yes, I would say. Laughing, synching up with percussion, making sure each other were ok and comfortable getting in and out. And the ownership of Drum Casket becomes everyone there. Yeah, you asked about watching- I have stepped back from it before and had someone else at the event explain to me what Drum Casket was...
An Interview - question 1
This is my first response to a 5-question interview by a NY arts writer:
1) When Drum Casket was first created, did you want to participate in it or watch?
I built the first Drum Casket in 2006. This was while I was at TheOhio State University- so it took place with my colleagues in a gallery. “Colleagues” sounds like too professional of a word, the group we had there was genuinely invested in...
Why a casket-shaped drum?
One definition of casket is a box or chest for holding valuable objects.
Being inside of a drum gives one the chance to feel the music as much as he or she hears it.
I like the interactive nature of drumming with friends and strangers as a way of inspiring a sense of community and partnership.
I’m not sure what to think about death: As I experience western rituals of death, I understand the...
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Drum Casket in Providence, RI
Drum Casket Providence Edition is being unveiled at the Bell Street Chapel drum circle. If you are in and around the New England area, come and check it out!
Friday, December 16th, 2011
7pm-12am
5 Bell Street
Providence, RI
For directions, go here
$5 donation at the door. Bring a drum if you have one!
WatchCheck out this video and see Drum Casket in action!
What is Drum Casket?
Drum Casket is scheduled to be built and played in Bamako, Mali, West Africa in 2012.
Drum Casket is a giant drum built big enough for for a person to be inside. A group gathers to beat upon the lid. The pulses of rhythm and the vibrations of the drumming are felt by the person inside. The drum itself allows air in and out of a port hole, like a subwoofer or kick drum. This air is felt on the...
