| Greetings!
This is AJ from Didge Project wishing you a great day. We finally got our hands on the RAV B Celtic Minor Double Ding and now we understand what all the hype is about. We put together this video overview of the different elements of this particular model, the chords you can play on it and what "double ding" really means. Click here to watch.
In festival news, there just a few earlybird tickets ($50 savings) remaining for the Tribal Rhythms Gathering, happening in Upstate New York from August 2-5. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to connect with like-minded musical people in a beautiful outdoor setting. Presenters include percussion master Glen Velez, who will be leading a rhythm workshop and performance, and Alash Ensemble, throat singing masters from Tuva. Check out the TRG Presenter Reel video below.
Thanks for joining us and we look forward to seeing you all soon!
AJ Block
P.S. Scroll down to check out all the RAV Drums and Handpans that we currently have in stock
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| | | | In this video you will get a taste of many of the amazing artists presenting at 2018 Tribal Rhythms Gathering. Click here to watch this video. |
| | You are invited to the highlight event of our year here at Didge Project, the Tribal Rhythms Gathering, this coming August 2-5. This gathering bridges world music performances and workshops with shamanic traditions, yoga, sweat lodge, vegetarian food and more.
Our featured artists this year include Alash Ensemble, a group comprised of master throat singers and instrumentalists from Tuva, Glen Velez, the master of contemporary frame drum playing, Maestro Manuel Rufino, Taino elder and ceremonial leader, and Dream Seed, the shamanic sound collective that features members of Didge Project and Golden Drum.
As a bonus event, we have added a special Drum Making Workshop with Xango Shola in which participants
will make their own shamanic frame drums (on Sunday, August 5). |
| Just a few Earlybird tickets remain ($50 savings)
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| This year’s gathering will feature these great artists:
- Alash Ensemble (Master throat singers and instrumentalists from Tuva)
- Glen Velez and Loire (Frame drum master and vocal rhythm accompaniment)
- Maestro Manuel Rufino (Taino Elder and ceremonial leader)
- Dream Seed (Shamanic sound ensemble)
- Ixchel Prisma (Mystical sacred music)
- Brooke Gillespie Ohana Project (Acoustic world sacred music)
- AJ Block (Director of Didge Project and Didgeridoo teacher)
- Jerry Walsh (Eclectic world music)
- Sacred Song School with Xango Shola
- Sonark Trio (Fusion of African, North and South American acoustic music)
- YashAkasha (Sacred Hip Hop)
- Alyona Mindlin (Yoga)
- Matt Bazgier (Drum Spiral)
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| ***EARLYBIRD
TICKETS are available at a $50 discount for the first 20 tickets sold.
This price includes meals, accomodations, workshops, sweat lodge,
concerts and all activities Thursday night through Sunday. Purchase at DidgeProject.com/Gathering.
There will also be a bonus drum
making ceremony (workshop) with Xango Shola (Dream Seed, Sacred Song School) in which participants will make their own shamanic frame drum through a ritual process. This workshop has an
additional cost.
Space is limited and will sell out, so get your tickets now!
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
In good health,
Didge Project
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| | | | | | | | In Tuvan throat singing, the performer produces a fundamental pitch and—simultaneously—one or more pitches over that. Often, singers travel far into the countryside looking for the right river, or go up to the steppes of the mountainside to create the proper environment for throat-singing.
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| | | In this video, Jerry Walsh explains in detail some of the intricacies of the RAV and techniques that can be universally applied to any hand percussion instrument. Techniques include playing harmonics, doing finger rolls, playing ghost notes, and more! |
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RAV Drums currently in stock (at time of writing):
Handpans currently in stock (at time of writing): - Tacta Handpan - C# Sapphire (video)
- Spirit Handpan - D Mixolydian (contact us for details)
- Aura Handpan - Bb Raga Desya Todi (contact us for details)
- GUDA Mini - E Romanian Hijaz (contact us for details)
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| | | Learn to make iconic outback didgeridoo animal
sounds such as the kookaburra, the dingo and the “kangaroo”. We learned
to play these sounds from Aboriginal Artist Lewis Burns. This video was
recorded live at the 2017 Central Park Didgeridoo Gathering in New York
City. |
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Project is a blog, youtube channel, series of courses and events,
instrument store and a collective of musicians who want to help you use
music as a tool for uplifting yourself and others around you.
On
our site you will find tips and tutorials to help you become a better
musician, didgeridoo lessons, instrument features and reviews, and
reports on the latest scientific research and spiritual discoveries
merging through the medium of sound.
When
we began in 2008 our main focus was on teaching how to play the
didgeridoo, a wind instrument originating in aboriginal Australia and
also said to be present in ancient Mayan times. After working with
countless people it became apparent that most musicians play multiple
instruments and that we have the community resources to help all
musicians get better results. While we still provide didgeridoo lessons,
classes and programs, our focus is to provide tutorials for music and
instruments from all around the world. Visit us for great music
resources at www.didgeproject.com |
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