by TresGolpes » Sat Dec 28, 2002 12:07 am
I'm in the Los Angeles area and know of these drum circles:
Griffith Park - by the Merrygoround
Huntington Beach - by the Pier
Venice
Yembe drum circles at Yorubahouse and Motherland (Sat)
These conga drum circles meet on Sundays, starting at noon.
But !
As the time of day progresses and more lunatics are added in, the rhythms get muddied to the point that 30 drummers can be playing on one end 6/8 and the other side 4/4 with most drummers oblivious to what is going on ...This problem becomes worse when the Yembes are added in and a dozen guys begin to riff in a frenzy !
So, my first question is :
Do you all know people that actually want to play parts, claves, palitos, and sing? That actually want TO RELATE AND COLLABORATE ?
Where are these people ? I only know about 8 that I need to call and invite to private gatherings, the problem is that as time goes on, most drift away.
Would appreciate advice as to how it relates to Southern California rumberos and how to organize drum circles in a more coherent fashion than Griffith Park !