#drums
4 stories
Bomba Beats | Ritmos de Bomba
Anastasia Chrome•3 min read
Learning the ancient Afro-Puerto Rican dance becomes a journey to her roots and into another woman's arms
latinaspanishbilingual
佐渡の太鼓師範 | The Taiko Master of Sado
Yuki Tanaka•2 min read
佐渡島で太鼓の真髄を伝える女性師範の物語。A tale of a female taiko master teaching the essence of drumming on Sado Island.
japanesenihongosado
Relizane Rhythms
Yasmina Khadra•2 min read
Saadia plays bendir drums at Relizane's Sufi gatherings. When ethnographer Paolo arrives studying spiritual music, she beats rhythms into his understanding that books can't teach. 'El daqqa mn Allah' (الدقّة من الله) - The beat is from God.
algerianrelizanesufi
The Drum Maker's Wife of Mafia Island | زَوْجَةُ صانِعِ الطُّبولِ في جَزيرَةِ مافْيا
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
In the remote Mafia Island, a drum maker's voluptuous wife discovers passion with a young dancer whose rhythms awaken her deepest desires.
classical-arabicarabicswahili