Animal Dreams didjeridu CD
by Dave Crowder
Initially learning to play didjeridu from a previous Science student in 1995, Dave is a school teacher with a musical slant. Having been inspired and influenced by nature and the hypnotic rhythms of the Mid-East, Africa, & the Caribbean, he has been a member of the rock fusion band BushTic and many world fusion ensembles. After his involvement in several different CD projects as a guest musician, he gained the confidence to eventually release his first self-produced CD called Animal Dreams November 2002. ” Where rhythm & percussion fuse with world instruments and the sounds of nature!”
Hand Drumming Music Notation
It is our hope that this particular form of notation spreads through the hand drumming music community. Most hand drumming notation sites use “X”s and “O”s, or boxes with long illogical explanations for handedness & technique. Also, they’re usually incomplete (don’t include all the drum & bell parts), or aren’t accurate enough to get the “feel” of the music.
Thus, we offer this for posterity’s sake. All repertoire below is free, though it is HIGHLY recommended that you read David’s study guide first. It will greatly help in understanding this unique notation.
Afro-Cuban Conga Study Group 7/03
Dave Crowder
Song Files
Guiro for Oya 2012
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Bata Osain 2012
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Iyesa 2015
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Yambu Jan3-09
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Mozambique
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Iyesa
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Segments of the David Peñalosa Interview
Three Against Two
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Three Against Two in the Book Clave Matrix
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The Driving Concept behind African Rhythms
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Rumba Quinto the Book
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Videos of My Music
Bamboche
Iyesa
Dave Crowder, Dave Lyons, Maurizio Capparelli, Thomas Vanschoik, Dave Stevens Sr, Dave Stevens Jr, Eric Walker, Mike Spencer, all play an Iyesa on Bata, Conga, and Bongo. Songs are for Ochun and Ellegua. This small performance was at the Nov. Souper Supper at Louisville Middle School Colorado 2011.
Ogun
Bamboche plays a bembe for an African Girl’s Sega School fundraiser benefit. At 2:30, Fara and his brother dance for Ogun. Nov. 17th 2010.
Arara
Dave Crowder, Dave Lyons, and Janis Kelly sing a few Arara, then Lukumi songs to Asoyin and Babaluaye. This small performance was at the Nov. 14th Souper Supper at Louisville Middle School Colorado 2012.
Guaguanco
Bamboche playing a fundraiser for a new Waldorf School in Niwot CO Feb 5th 2011. This song is the Cuban “Congo Yambumba”.
Iyesa
This is Bamboche playing Iyesa for the Waldorf school fundraiser in Niwot Colorado on Feb. 5th 2011. The first set of songs led by Dave Lyons are to Ochun, and the second set led by Eric Walker are to Ellegua.