Ok... a little more
Still pretty limited on time (I've got about 10 minutes) but I just wanted to drop in some more info.
If i'm making typos, sorry, The keys are all really stiff and the computers are horribly slow.
Right now I'm writing from Tamale which is in the northern part of the country, and is culturally very different from where I had been in the south. We are here learning from a master chief drummer named Allagi, mostly talking drum and other tonal drumming.
For the last week or so before arriving we were down at the Dagbe institute outside of Denu, it was a fantastic experience and it really became like a second home. Basically it was a little school/compound situated right in the the middle of a village and featured local drummers from the surrounding villages. While there I blessed to experience a number of remarkable things. Besides the daily drumming and dancing classes I partook in playing at a couple funerals and traditional religious services. In general it was an Ewe drumming boot camp where I really got the music drilled into my body.
Thats about all for now, just wanted to give another quick update. Go cavs.
