#30 Kwame Henry Jones- West African Percussion Specialist, Educator and West African Drum Builder
We forgot to mention in this week's episode, the early bird deadline for attending PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Conference) in November in Indianapolis, IN ends on July 31st. You need to be a member of PAS first, but there is more info here.
This is the Dave Attell skit mentioned in the episode. NSFW.
Get organized with the Rockstar Advocate and their team!!!
Usher has and STD and people that contracted it from him don't like it. R. Kelly has a cult. Rob K and Blac Chyna have issues. Justin Bieber cancels his remaining tour dates.
Soundcloud says they are OK and not to worry. Reverbnation has offered a solution if you want to take your tracks off of Soundcloud. Bandcamp is a great option to use as well. You can check out Sonicbids as well if you want to make your own EPK (electronic press kit)
The new iOS update has some people worried that is coming with the new iPhone.
Chance the Rapper's concert in Hartford, CT had some underage drinking issues.
Soul Makossa is our iconic recording for this week. You can listen to the full track here.
Some of the instruments for sale that Kwame makes are here. This is the drum I purchased from Kwame. It has African Cattle for the head.....
Here is an image of a goatskin head and you can see the spine area Kwame talks about (the stripe)
This is just one example of rope tuning a Djembe.
Here's a quick tour of Kwame's workshop and a short demo of one of the drums he built
Here's a video of a couple of the Djembe masters Kwame refers to. Mamady Keita & Famoudou Konate
Some of the styles Kwame mentions are KuKu (sometimes spelled CouCou), Mendiani, Soli, Fankani and Sinté.
Kwame mentions Weddie Braimah as one of the younger players who is crushing it on the scene today.
Infinite Roots is the group Kwame leads that does performances as well as conducting educational masterclasses and clinics. They also have a Facebook page.
One of the teachers he credits is Kimati Dinizulu.
Some of the music that has affected Kwame through his life would be: Jimi Hendrix's version of the Star Spangled Banner, Rock Lobster (B-52s), Who Are You (The Who), Genesis (with Peter Gabriel), Paul Simon's Graceland, and Rhythm of the Saints (also by Paul Simon).
Kwame has Colin Hay and Jay-Z in his current rotation among others.
If you'd like to follow Kwame, you can check him out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube.
