Drumming for Peace workshop: 2009 Mennonite Church USA convention, Columbus, Ohio

Check out my Drumming for Peace worshop at the 2009 Mennonite Church USA convention in Columbus, Ohio with a couple hundred youth attending! The brief clip is at 4:56 on the video.

Psalm Drummers: Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

"The Psalm Drummers are pioneers. They show that rhythm is woven into the fabric of our humanity, and when taken up by the Spirit, can be a powerful means of prayer, worship, witness and education in a post modern culture. They are reaching hundreds of people who otherwise will have nothing to do with the Church. They deserve every support." Revd. Dr. Jeremy Begbie - Ridley Hall, Cambridge, UK

*Psalm Drummers are Christian drummers and percussionists that serve the church and the drumming community declaring Christ as King.

Psalm Drummers are served by The Psalm Drummers Association (PDA) an unincorporated association that works within the guidelines of the UK Charity commission, alongwith with a core team of drummers from the network community. The Trustees are Mark Jones (Southampton), Michelle Tennens (Colchester) and Simon Edwards (Belfast). Psalm Drummers was founded in 1996 by drummer/percussionist Terl Bryant.

The vision is to stir up prayer, praise and worship and lead people to Christ through drumming. It is a call to drummers everywhere to drum out a new beat that carries the inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit. Psalm Drummers encourage a life lived in time with the heartbeat of God, and in the worship of Jesus Christ. Our core values are rooted in the Christian Faith and God’s Word, the Bible.

Main activities:

1.Discipling in Bible based values those who have a heart to drum.
2.Facilitating prayer, praise and worship within the Church.
3.Unifying the divided and ministering to the poor through mission and outreach initiatives.
4.Furthering the Gospel of Jesus Christ through His gifts in us.

*from website: http://www.psalmdrummers.org/

The USA division is Drummers for Jesus: http://www.drummersforjesus.com/

New Oumou Sangare video

New video of Oumou Sangare, a Malian Wassalou singer and advocate for women's rights in her country. The scratchboard is from my series M.U.S.I.C.: Musicians Undermining Social Injustice Creatively.

In Memory of Jim Wearden

This week an old friend and bandmember from the early 60's passed away. We both went to Hueneme High School (Port Hueneme, California) together and played in a band called the Agents in Oxnard, California in my sophmore year (age 15). He was a great singer and harmonica player. (He is on the far left in the photo and plays harmonica in the videos). Farewell, old friend.