Subject: September Festival, RAV Arabian Nights, New Handpans and more!

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We are very happy to announce our partnership with The Heart & Mind Festival, which is heading to Toronto, Canada on September 21! As you may know, many of the Didge Project team members are active organizers in the Heart & Mind Festival. After 2 successful events in New York this year, we are ready to go international and launch this event in Canada! Check out the new festival video and help spread the word about with amazing happening. 

HANDPAN NEWS
We've got some great new instruments in stock including the long awaited RAV Arabian Nights, an Iskra Handpan with beautiful harmonics, and 2 Aura Handpans, hot off the press.




Click on any image to watch video
(amazing harmonics, includes case)
$1850
(new mystical sound)
$875


Models with a * next to the name are currently in stock in our store and are available for immediate shipping.

Now $795
Now $875
Now $1023
Now $858
Now $913
Prices do not include carrying case or shipping

What's in stock? What's the best scale for you?
Check out all of our videos and info at didgeproject.com/RAV



On September 21, 2019, Heart & Mind Festival comes to Toronto, Canada for the first time, offering an immersive experience of traditional teachings, lectures, sacred rituals, music and art. We need your support. The Heart & Mind Festival is completely volunteer run and your financial contribution is essential to bring Sacred Ecology to life. At this event we come together in one sacred space, to honor and remember our connection with Mother Earth. 
In this video we check out the new Rav Drum scale, B Arabian Nights. This is a very mystical, eerie kind of beautiful and haunting scale based off of a kind of Middle-Eastern flair and vibe. It's really fun to play and we really love the energy it brings. Arabian Nights is super unique among the RAV scales and its name really encapsulates what this drum is all about. Check it out!




In this video, Matt Bazgier shows us a 3-beat djembe rhythm and helps us understand some basics of hand drumming. You do not need to know how to read western music to play these rhythms, just follow along with the instructions on screen. The rhythm in this video is a 3 beat rhythm (similar to what would be called a waltz in classical music) and variations.
In this video, Will MacGavin of MacGavin Woodworks plays 6 agave didgeridoos that he made himself. Now you can hear for yourself the difference between the shorter didgeridoos and the longer ones. In general the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch. These instruments are fantastically lightweight and now available in the Didge Project store. 
Learn this super fun rhythm with variations that comes from the Afro-Jamaican drumming tradition. As Joakim says, it's a Pan-African rhythm, meaning its found all over Africa. In Jamaica this rhythm is used for dance and ceremony. Get out your djembe or hand drum and play along!
In this video, Matt Bazgier shows us some easy to learn djembe rhythms and helps us understand what hand drumming is all about. You do not need to know how to read western music to play these rhythms, just follow along with the instructions on screen. The rhythm in this video is a djembe rock beat and variations.




Dream Seed, Drum Spiral, Sacred Song School and more at The Ark and Golden Drum

Upcoming Events at our Greenpoint, Brooklyn (NYC) Community Centers

9/13-16 Heartfire Festival feat. Matisyahu and Dream Seed
 
Every Tuesday: Kundalini Yoga
Every Wednesday: Drum Spiral


2019 Handpan vs. RAV: Identical Scale Comparison

What are the similarities and differences between handpans and RAV drums? In this video we compare the newly updated 2019 RAV Drum with an Aura Handpan in the same identical Celtic Minor scale. This is a literal side by side comparison where we play each pan note for note and compare how they sound.

What is Sleep Apnea? How Can Playing The Didgeridoo Help?

By strengthening the muscles of the throat and tongue, didgeridoo playing has helped countless people who suffer from sleep apnea, snoring and other related conditions.

Masters of Tuvan Throat Singing: Alash Ensemble

In Tuvan throat singing, the performer produces a fundamental pitch and—simultaneously—one or more pitches over that.Alash Ensemble, seen here, is one of the most celebrated Tuvan Throat Singing groups and was a featured artist at the 2018 Tribal Rhythms Gathering.


DidgeProject.com
Didge 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
Didge Project, 97 Green St. #G55, Brooklyn, NY 11222, United States
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