Today was our big drum party with my drum teacher, Moussa, and some of his students. We had a grand time. I even got to play some. We attracted lots of people who heard the music, came to see what was going on, and stayed to dance a bit. Great fun. The music is incredibly complicated layers - once you start to hear and realize what's going on. Each person plays a specific pattern and it's generally played over and over throughout the piece. The leader or soloist is the one who does the improvising above the accompaniment patterns. Very infectious. Makes you want to dance - even if you don't know how!
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