FidelsEyeglasses wrote:I think they could be transgender sometimes, lesbian sometimes, gay male sometimes, hetero sometimes, all depends on their independent state of mind in the 21st century.
FidelsEyeglasses wrote:Then again, Changó is the owner of the drum, one of the most Macho Orichas in the Yoruba pantheon.... definitely not female.
Thomas Altmann wrote:Beatnik: I believe that the Duke knew what he was talking about. Anyway, playing my drums with this attitude often made me play better. However, I think it is more important that we acknowledge the drum as a living entity on its own, with us, the drummers, being their instruments that help them talking with the secret voice that they possess. The drums need us to make them speak and sing.
Thomas Altmann wrote: . . . I find it somewhat dangerous or almost embarassing to talk about that, because it is something that you personally sense, but it feels strange to talk about it. It's like subconscious. Hermann Hesse once said that the deepest wisdom becomes trivial and foolish in the moment you speak it out.
Encounter your drum with love and respect ... That's what I would recommend.
Thomas
Thomas Altmann wrote:Beatnik: I believe that the Duke knew what he was talking about. Anyway, playing my drums with this attitude often made me play better. However, I think it is more important that we acknowledge the drum as a living entity on its own, with us, the drummers, being their instruments that help them talking with the secret voice that they possess. The drums need us to make them speak and sing.
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I find it somewhat dangerous or almost embarassing to talk about that, because it is something that you personally sense, but it feels strange to talk about it. It's like subconscious. Hermann Hesse once said that the deepest wisdom becomes trivial and foolish in the moment you speak it out.
Encounter your drum with love and respect ... That's what I would recommend.
Thomas
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