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Your unique On-line resource for learning African Drumming


New to African drumming? Want to learn how to drum? Want to improve your existing drumming abilities? Need to expand your rhythm vocabulary? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then you really need to join our Members Area.

Here you can view the easy to follow notations for the current 27 rhythms, listen to over 260 Audio tracks for individual and combined rhythm sections, including bell and djundjun patterns and view the existing 80 Movie clips showing hand positions. Full Members can also have access to over 2½ hours of unique live recordings from musical events and ceremonies in villages of Senegal and Gambia.

All this is available to you 24/7, for less than 9p/18¢ a day! when you become a Full Member. It is Value for money and a must for drummers of all ability wishing to learn more or improve their drumming further. So join now and take full advantage of current content and future additions to the Members area.


Membership Subscription & installation testing
Please use the facility on the right column below, to determine if your system is capable of accessing the audio and visual materials provided for members. Once registration is complete we are unable to issue refunds.

Full Membership
Only £29.95 per year
A unique On-Line drumming resource

Enjoy access to "Members Area" currently containing:

  • 27 drumming rhythms
  • Over 260 accompanying tracks
  • 80 video clips showing hand position with more being added regularly
  • Complete notations for the rhythms
  • Over 150 minutes of authentic African music recorded live in villages of Senegal and Gambia

This is an excellent way to access all sections of Members Area in your own time, and take advantage of new products & sections added on a regular basis.

Value for money and a must for drummers of all ability.

Only £29.95 per year
(US$59 , CA$59 , AU$63, €38)
approximately


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Individual Membership

RhythmBar membership for 1 month
Provides access to all rhythms listed for 1 month. Currently contains 27 rhythms, with access to over 260 accompanying tracks(mp3,wma and/or RealOne), notations for individual sections of each rhythm and 80 video clips .

      £12.95
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Notations access for 6 month
Provides 6 months access to notations for all the rhythms listed and monthly additions.

      £9.95
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Short samples available on MP3 page.
Live Recordings from Senegal
Provides 1 month access to live music recordings of events, ceremonies and celebrations from villages of Senegal and Gambia. Some extra-ordinary West African music here.

      £9.95
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Your Comments

"The videos are awesome. Watching the hand placement in action is really beneficial. It's one thing to learn from a writing description but another to learn from the visualization. Great use of the technology!"
......Mellonee

"I want to say that the video clips are an extremely useful addition. While it is often not difficult to work out the hand combinations and the hand shapes from the audio clips, the video clips make it so much easier. "
......Davie Schcoob

"New video clips download a treat - even here in snailband land! Interesting to see a different hand technique and they do make it easier to get hands in the right place"
......Phil

"Thanks for the videos! They played back through Real Player on our Mac with no problems and the sound was good."
......Barbara Allen

"I have found your web site to be the one I have been looking for. It is more than I had hoped for and the most complete."
......Jim Arnold, MD (ret)

 
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      Step1: Click on the link to the right  Test for Windows media player

  • A window should open displaying a Windows Media Player which should load and play a sample track. If this is so, you can Subscribe Now ,else, continue;
  • If no window opens you will need to enable JavaScript on your browser.
  • If a window does open but does not display a WMPlayer then JavaScript is enabled, but you do not have this player installed on your system, or the player is installed but does not have the correct plug-in.
  • Install player or correct plug-in for this player which can be found Here or go to Step 2

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      Step2: Click on the link to the right  Test for RealOne player

  • A window should open displaying a RealOne Player which should load and play a sample track. If this is so, you can Subscribe Now ,else, continue;
  • If no window opens you will need to enable JavaScript on your browser.
  • If a window does open but does not display a RealOne player then JavaScript is enabled, but you do not have this player installed on your system, or the player is installed but does not have the correct plug-in.
  • Install player or correct plug-in for this player which can be found Here before registering

Check access to Video Clips
.AVI Format:-  Large files, long download (3mins+ on 56k modem), better image quality.
 Test in Windows media player

  • A window should open displaying a Windows Media Player which should load and play a short video clip. If this is so, you can Subscribe Now ,else, continue;
  • If no window opens you will need to enable JavaScript on your browser.
  • If a window does open but does not display a WMPlayer then JavaScript is enabled, but you do not have this player installed on your system, or the player is installed but does not have the correct plug-in.
  • Install player or correct plug-in for this player which can be found Here or go to Step 2

.rm Format:-  Small files, quick download, poorer image quality.
 Test in RealOne player

  • A window should open displaying a RealOne Player which should load and play a short video clip. If this is so, you can Subscribe Now ,else, continue;
  • If no window opens you will need to enable JavaScript on your browser.
  • If a window does open but does not display a RealOne player then JavaScript is enabled, but you do not have this player installed on your system, or the player is installed but does not have the correct plug-in.
  • Install player or correct plug-in for this player which can be found Here before registering

Important Notice:
If above tests show that JavaScript is disabled and/or you do not have any of the above players installed, we strongly recommend that you should postpone subscribing to this product until all necessary players and plug-ins are correctly installed on your system.




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Recent additions
26th July 2008:
Notations for new rhythm Sofa added.

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