Silencing the Drum

Silencing the Drum
Author: Danielle N. Boaz
Publisher: Amherst College Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 194320876X

Silencing the Drum exposes the profound struggle of Afro-Brazilian sacred music against escalating intolerance. Danielle N. Boaz and Umi Vaughan blend legal scholarship with ethnomusicology, offering a compelling narrative rooted in interviews with religious leaders, musicians, and activists across Brazil. This multidisciplinary exploration examines the relentless attacks against the practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions—from discriminatory noise complaints in Bahia to vigilante violence in Rio de Janeiro. The volume integrates multimedia elements including musical samples to vividly illustrate the struggles and resilience of Afro-Brazilian communities in the face of discrimination. As Silencing the Drum confronts the larger global issues of racism and religious freedom, it provides essential insights for scholars, activists, and anyone passionate about human rights and cultural preservation.

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Knack Drums for Everyone

Knack Drums for Everyone
Author: Carmine Appice
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2010-02-09
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1493011936

Knack Drums for Everyone is a self-instruction book for beginners to intermediates, fully illustrated with 350 full-color photographs and more than fifty exercises in musical notation.

The Book of Shamanic Healing

The Book of Shamanic Healing
Author: Kristin Madden
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-01-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0738723983

This groundbreaking book offers a complete "healer's toolkit" for shamanic practitioners. Along with an in-depth discussion of the theories, practices, and ethics of shamanic healing work, this guide gives you first-hand accounts of healing experiences from the author's practice, exercises to help you develop your skills and abilities, and ceremonies to use in your own practice. The Book of Shamanic Healing covers all aspects of shamanic healing in a practical manner, with instructions on how to: Create sacred space and healing ceremonies Partner with your drum to create healing Develop your shamanic and psychic abilities Free your voice and seek your power song Communicate quickly and easily with spirit guides Explore your shadow side Perform soul retrievals and extractions safely Use dreams, stones, crystals, and colors in healing work Connect to the healing universe and live in balance

Poems & Songs

Poems & Songs
Author: Thomas McCavour
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-09-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1525584804

Poems & Songs Old & New is a collection of 120 songs and 55 poems by a writer that clearly adores them. There is a lot of love in the reproduction of so many songs and poems that people remember and appreciate, including such classic songs as, "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Hey Jude," "Hotel California," "November Rain," Let It Be," "Beer Barrel Polka." "Sounds of Silence," "You Are My Sunshine," "Mama Mia," "Ramblin Rose," " Yellow Bird," "Goodnight Irene," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Satisfaction." A brief biography of some of the famous singers , who sang the songs, such as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald is also included. The collection of poems includes "In Flanders Fields" by John McRae, "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe, "A Girl" by Ezra Pound and "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth. McCavour also includes some of his own poems, including "A Friend of Ours," which was first published when he was only fourteen years old.