Drumming at Whaley

We had the best time drumming with Luke!
Great crowd, great participation.

(BTW - that's Tom Mosley playing with NDD???)

I had a little post birthday surprise from my mom with the help of Next Door Drummers.

Luke was a great teacher. He got everyone playing a pretty complicated break. It was challenging but he made it fun and entertaining as well.

The students ranged from Margaret, a blind 18 year old who was totally into it, to a couple of kids as well as Luke's dad, men & women from 20s to 60s.


It was great having the guys from Charlotte & Fort Mill.


Not only is Luke a phenomenal percussionist and outstanding instructor, he's also got a wonderful spirit and authenticity about him. Can't you tell?



MAN! That was so much fun!

Luke Quaranta!

I'm so excited!
Luke Quaranta from Toubab Krewe is coming to town (July 30) to do a workshop and perform with Next Door Drummers!
Read about it in Free Times.

I met Luke many years ago when he played with a group called Common Ground.
I was playing with Djoliba Don, West African Music and Dance and we did similar musical performances with drummers and dancers.
I reconnected with him a couple of years ago when I found he was playing with Toubab Krewe out of Asheville.
I fell in love with their music and was fortunate to be asked to videotape a couple of their performances.
They have traveled to some of the same places as I have in West Africa - Guinea, Ivory Coast and studied with some of the same teachers.
This is a treat for this community!

LA Birthday

Celebrated my 49th birthday with some friends at 701 Office.
I share the office with Melissa Ligon, Crecendo Advertising.
It was a fun time for a last minute gathering!
I made them sing happy birthday to me.
(shot with my new iphone)

Testing the new iphone

Yeah! I got a new iphone for my birthday!
My other had a cracked face and still worked but was a bummer to look at...
The new G3 S has video capability which makes me extremely happy!

Wanna see how the iphone video looks...
This is just a clip from the drum circle on Fri. at the river.
Not bad sound either!