Last night I took my niece, Cathy, to a drum circle. A drum circle is a group of people who meet regularly to learn to play the djembe drum. The djembe drum comes from West Africa. It is a hand drum. It is played by hitting the drum with the whole hand, or slapping it with all the fingers. Here are links to web page about the djembe drum and drumming:
http://www.rebirth.co.za/african_drum_history_djembe_drum.htm
http://www.drummingsa.co.za/
My niece thoroughly enjoyed herself, but I didn't. It reminded me of the time I tried to learn to dance for the formal Matriculation School Dance. Then, I felt like I had had two left feet and no sense of rhythm. Last night I discovered I was still "rhythmically challenged". I couldn't do the simple version, I needed an idiot's version. As a two-fingered, right handed typist, my right hand tried to do everything. When my left hand tried to join in, I "lost the plot" completely. I hope my niece wasn't too embarassed by my ineptness. It was hard on the hands as well.
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