We Come From The Land of the DRUM!!!!



Fijian women from Mereana Taki's galleries.



Mrs. Angela Hunter in green mini dress!!!!

Sinclair, you said, "The sound of the drum is healing and therapeutic. Through its sound, one is able to reach into their inner being to bring meaning and clarity. It is the drum that calls and resurrects that which is discarded and/or dead. The drum is the womb that brings forth life. Never neglect or overlook its power. I could go deeper but for the sake of this post, I won't."

I know the real reasons why you won't go further. You know your audience. Your're a pastor who knows the fears and superstitions of the people he ministers to. I am a drummer, and a Keeper of Stories. I know this story intimately.

You told a powerful story, Sinclair! It goes deep into the essence, the core of Black Americans, and throughout the African Diaspora. The language of the drum is deep within many powerful ways we have historically walked the Earth paths as Africans. The Drum, as a living entity, walks in the spirit of our being. The Drum is a Healer. The Drums open the sound the mysteries the Creator's revelations makes, and the drum deep with powers ties and connects all the elements of Creation, Revelation, Balance and Sacredness. The Drum is the Word. It's sound is power and birth, giving and receiving, the mother and the father, and the circular patterns of rebirth!

I appreciate you saying these words, sharing this ancient teaching. It is fundamental to the whole. I am fully aware of what many Christians fear from the drum, Sinclair. I respect you more for saying simply what is essential to the spiritual walk of people of African descent. It is a missing and disrespected piece.

- Gregory E. Woods, 

Keeper of Stories 10.26.13




pre-Christian Maori couple from Mereana Taki's galleries.