"Muzo" Party...

So this was a fun jam at one of my drum students homes...she is 70 years old this year...has decided to learn to play 6 musical instruments, and is also going through lessons on her RECORDING STUDIO that she has recently set up for herself...

She offered to use her home as a venue for a "Muzo Party"...

Axel's Rhythm

My Son at 2yrs old...

This is his own little rhythm that he plays....on the day of making this video, I was in another part of the house and heard him drumming away to himself....when I walked in he came straight to me...grabbed my hand and pulled me to the drum...and played for his Daddy!!!

I love the fact that he came up with this rhythm all by himself...just from being around Dad and Dad's muzo mates...

He "brags" and plays this for every person that comes into the house..they have to see him play the drum before coffee,tea etc can be made and so on....lol

So this was a fun jam at one of my drum students homes...she is 70 years old this year...has decided to learn to play 6 musical instruments, and is also going through lessons on her RECORDING STUDIO that she has recently set up for herself...

She offered to use her home as a venue for a "Muzo Party"...

 Lew behind the drum kit...he's been a drummer for more than 40years and still plays for a band...

In the lounge we had, Drum Kit, Congo/Bongo Set, 5/6 Djembes, 3 Guitars, 1 Cello and 2 pianos(one of them being a beautiful HUGE Grand Piano)

 Lew's Wife Sandy, on the Bongo/Congo set...

Lorraine, my drum student who owns the house, one the Black Mamba Toca Djembe...

 Wesley Wolhuter on Cello and Piano...he has already reached quite a successful point in his music career...what a amazing musician!!!!

And...of course...me behind a piano...I play(in an amateur way)37 different instruments...but professionally on Djembe!!!

Bet you didn't see that one coming...hehehe


Thank you Lorraine for an awsome jam and muzo party!!!!

Axel and Daddy playing with the band...

I hope you all enjoy this short clip...

During band practice at a friends house(Lew Wollhuter), my son decided that he ain't sitting around...he fetched his own drum, walked inbetween speakers, cables, amps, guitars, drumsets,pumping music, etc etc etc...found a place right next to his Dad...and just joined in with the band practice...

Note that at a point the music stops for 4 notes...but notice how Ax kept those four notes in a perfect time signature...

Ladies and Gentleman and Fellow Muzo's....introducing the next generation musician right here!!!!!

In this video he is about a year and a half!

Soul Kitchen Band Practice

So a friend of mine, Craig Gardner, and myself started a band called Soul Kitchen...

This is a about 6months after we officially started the band...we finally bought a PA System, and this was the first time we took it home to test          it out...

I am back with a vengeance!!!!

Hi there,

I have been very quiet over the last year or more building up my business, am now the proud owner of a very successful drumming business!

For more info please contact me on 078 295 8482 or email daniel@djembeman.co.za

WATCH THIS SPACE - Lots of very new and very interesting things coming up!!!!

Daniel

Djembe drum lessons at Afrovibe Backpackers

This is my drum lessons:

We get together at Afrovibe Backpackers in George every Sunday night from 5h00PM
And I teach some rythms.

Here are some pics from last sunday....


keep checking...more to come soon!!!!

new base rythm

try this at home

playing 2 djembes at the same time

yup I seem to have managed to get these rythms right...

Richard Pipe

My good friend and drumming mentor is Richard Pipe from East London
reskinned my djembe for me with a senegalise goatskin

This clip was taken in front of Macdonalds in George

and more....

We met this Great musician, a operatic singer, Evan.
We didn't know the songs he could sing so we ended up just randomly singing notes,but it sounded o.k

more Monks clipz

playing more than one djembe at a time

This is at a party at Monk's in Wilderness.

My brother and a friend have formed a band...the next time I have a chance I will upload some mp3 tracks,for now though here are some vidz

Monk's party with my brother

Hi There....

Recently I had an amazing jam session(turned into party) at Monk's in Wilderness, South Africa.

It was Myself,My Brother Cole and a long time friend,Auret Van Heerden.
Me on my Djembe's,Cole on Guitar and Auret on bass....Tho we all had a turn to jam each others instruments.

I apologize for the quality of the video's but I'm using a small 2mp Nokia camera phone(If anybody wants to donate a cheap digital camera to the website, it would be greatly appreciate it)

Drum Lesson....in the car!

Sometimes I like to sit in my car with the windows rolled up...

The base of the drum resonates sooo nicely in such a small space.
I also find that teaching yourself to play in such a limited space gets your wrists to naturally do what you want them to do...

Try it, and let me know if you get the same effect.

P.S
Forgive the sound just a little bit...vid was taken with my cellphone

Drumming at Cactus,South Africa

I enjoyed playing a couple of rythms at Cactus,a mexican restuarant and pub in George,South Africa...unfortunately the owner didn't enjoy it as much as the rest of the people there, so I had to can it after a couple of rythms...

Drumming at Zanzibar club in S.A

Hi there,

I LOVE my drums...I take them wherever I go.
As you can imagine, lots of other people love them too...so I get to play in all sorts of places.

This is a club in George,South Africa called Zanzibar...here are a couple of clips for you(Hope to see you there sometime...)

Enjoy my Blog...

Hi to All,

I am so glad you have decided to check out my blog.

As you can clearly see...I hope...I am deeply impressed with the Djembe Drum.
The Djembe is an African Drum(Althogh I think it is firstly from Senegal,back in the day)
It is carved from a tree stump, the harder, heavier the wood...the better quality drum you get.
The skin on the drum is usually goatskin, pigskin or a modern plastic-ee-leather(Which is terrible to play on)

On this blog I will be posting vid clips and pics of various styles of playing and rythms that you can maybe learn and use...I hope that I can impart some useful knowledge to you!

Enjoy, and please spread the news of my blog and lets see just how many other drummers are blogging along with you and I.

Daniel Nicholson