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http://www.africandrumvillage.com Visit our friend Steve Haden's site and be sure to visit Scotlands first and only world
famous drum festival! Set in beautiful , tranquil surroundings you can soak up the finest West African drum culture
and brush up your technique.... featuring Famadou Konaté and many other world class masters of the beat.
http://www.drumroots.org.uk Check out this collective from Manchester who make regular trips to West Africa and offer
workshops to schools and communities.
http://www.kora-music.com A must-see site for anyone learning kora, xalam , balafon , ngoni . Harold Loaquenz the
site owner has developed an innovative piece of software that allows you to slow down and learn traditional african pieces
at your own pace while watching an interactive instrument 'play' the piece. Tunings , history of instruments and theory abound
on this informative and original site. Once you've tried the free download , be sure to purchase the full version with hundreds
of pieces to learn!
http://www.seneweb.com Probably the most useful and up to date Senegalese resource on the web. News , views , classifieds
etc.
http://www.djembefola.com Excellent and friendly forum for all things drum. Free lessons , opinions and drum based
shenanigans.
http://www.drums.org U.S. based drum network and community , support their excellent drums not guns project.
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