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June 26, 2008
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~ "We Come From A Long Line Of Women Drummers" --
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Dance The Spiral Dance
"The Singing In The Silence"
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IMAGINE!
A MILLION WOMEN DRUMMERS GATHERING ~ FOR THE HEART OF OUR
NATION
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Drumsong
Museum & Archive
The
National Drumsong Orchestra™
The Drumsong Orchestra™
is a nationally known community drum and percussion performing ensemble
founded and directed by Ubaka Hill. The drummers participate
in Ubaka's Drumsong Workshop Series. The
Drumsong Orchestra has recorded on 2 of Ubaka's CDs;
Dance The Spiral Dance ~"The Singing In The Silence"
(1997) and Beyond The Wind ~ "She's Been Waiting" (2006).
Ubaka is the only professional performing women drummer and recording
artist who has included as many as 60 workshop participants on her
recordings. The Drumsong Orchestra™
is an exciting experience for all ages, skill levels, drums, voices
and percussion instruments.
Drumsong
Orchestra Workshops and Performance Calendar 2008
The
National Drumsong Orchestra™
Drummers
"Beyond
The Wind" ©
2006
“She Been
Waiting” ©
1979 Paula Walowitz
Drumsong Orchestra recorded in
Woodstock, NY
Allyson (Ally) Buckley, IL- djembe
Barbara Fornal, NY- djembe
Candice Lawrence, ONT, CAN- djembe, clave
Carmen Castro, NY- djembe, shekere
Comma Williams, MA - djembe, shekere
Diane Goetz, WI- djembe, frog
Donna Mattucci, NY - ashiko
Jane Rudden, NY- djembe, castanets
Karen Kading, ONT, CAN- djembe, bell
Kathy Murphy, NY djembe, shekere
Kyle Wilson, VA - djembe, bell
Mahala, WI - djembe, shekere
Mary Helen Looper, TN - dundun, bell
Melinda Alcosser, CT- conga
Nancy Carpenter, PA- dundun, clave, shekere
Nancy W. Maloy, NY- Ube
Pamela J. Young (Pele), MI - djembe, frog
Patricia George, PA - djembe, bell
Sheila Horrell, ONT, CAN - djembe, berimbau
Sue Fitzgerald, MI- dundun, clave
Susan Wiseheart, MO - djembe, bell
Takiyah Gettys, PA - djembe, bell
Tamyala Grabill, IL - djembe, clave
Trena Saunders, NY- djembe
Wind Vogel, NY- djembe, shaker
Wondella Devers, MI- djembe, shekere
Guest singers/Musicians
Paula Walowitz, IL - Songwriter, vocal
Alix Dobkin, NY vocal
Caru Thompson, NY- vocal, shekere, bell
Dr. Bonnie Morris, DC- vocal
Fre Atlast, CT - djembe, quica, vocal
Kesii MacKaye, NY - clave, bell
Leaf Miller, NY - surdo
Lorraine Demarest, NY - rebollo
Mosa Baczewska, NY - vocal
Ruthie Staber, NY - rattle
Victoria Cristgau, CT - vocal
2008
Drumsong Orchestra™
Performances
* July
~ Omega Institute (NY)
(10th year)
* August ~ Michigan
Womyn's Music Festival
* September
~ Omega Institute (NY) (11th year)
* October ~ Cultural Connections
(CT)
~ Click link
below for more information and registration details ~
Drumsong
Orchestra Performances 2007
Everyday Goddess Conference,
Madison,WI(2nd year),
Arts Fest! Harrisburg, PA (6 th year),
Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
, Omega Institute, NY
Drumsong
Orchestra Performances 2006
Upbeat Productions, Tucson, AZ
Chicago Games , Chicago, Il Michigan Womyn's Music
Festival, Hart, MI, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
Kripalu Holistic Institute, Lenox, MA Duck Hill Arts
Center ~ Duck Hill, MS
IMAGINE!
A MILLION WOMEN DRUMMERS GATHERING ~ FOR THE
HEART OF OUR NATION
I am creating an Drumsong Orchestra
email list for upcoming projects. I am also looking for a Drumsong
drummer to maintain the Drumsong Orchestra MySpace
page. If you would like to be involved in Drumsong Orchestra
projects, email DrumsongOrchestr@aol.com
or sign the Guest Book
. This is the page
where women drummers and friends meet.
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