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Kessekes African Drumming Workshop

Posted on by darryl

Kesseke Yeo drumming and story workshop will be held at our usual time at Britannia (7:30pm, Dec. 10th). If you own a hand drum, you are incourages to bring it down. And if you play a horn, you are still HIGHLY encouraged to come. The basic plan is:

  1. Kesseke tells us the story of the djembe
  2. Kesseke couple basic West Afica drum patterns and breaks
  3. We all pick up our horn’s(if you’re a horn play) and work one of Kesseke’s beats on to one of our pieces: possible tunes are Afro Blue, Scrachy Poco, Swayze the Cat

Kesseke’s link, with bio and videos:
https://sites.google.com/site/kissofafrica/
Warmly, Tim Sars

Community Support

Posted on by darryl
James Griffiths, OAOS president and Alex McKechnie. Britannia musical director 
photo by Dave (devo) Faber 
The Board of Directors of the Open Air Orchestra Society, on behalf of The Carnival Band,  authorized a donation to Britannia Secondary High School Band Program.
The donation will help with the travel costs of taking the senior band to Cuba.

Ghost Train

Posted on by darryl
Please check out the excellent images from the Circus of Disaster taken by Mike Antares (formerly from Austin, TX, now living in Seattle, WA)


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Sadie and John Cl
See the rest of Mike’s images here. 
Thanks Mike


HUMANS Video

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Michy of Green Couch Sessions has sent along the completed video of Avec Mes Mecs.

The Carnival Band wants to thank Peter, Robbie and the Green Couch Crew for this opportunity.

Stills taken by Joey Planche can be viewed in the band’s flickr pool.