In May 2013 Sophie Nusslé invited me to travel to Andalusia for a gathering of women interested in a celebration inspired by the Goddess Hathor and the Systrum ~ Olé! … and […]
Djembe Pedagogist Paulo Mattioli
Early into the new millennium I had the good fortune to meet renowned djembe drummer, designer, pedagogist and multi-percussionist Paulo Mattioli, and in that instant my life dramatically shifted.
Deep bows to my Guru Mimi
In addition to her mastery of Bharata Natyam, and, as she described this art, becoming the embodiment of a heavenly Goddess come to Earth, what also sets this extraordinary artist […]
Tribute to Jamila Salimpour & my early on ‘humble beginnings’ in the dance….
On the morning of December 9, 2017, I learned that the day before one of my teachers joined those in Heaven Above and I wanted to pay a fitting tribute… […]
Maestro Glen Velez
Four-time Grammy winner Founding father of the modern frame drum movement Legendary master percussionist and composer After many years of ‘following’ Glen Velez, including the privilege of hearing him play […]
Women, Rhythm & Music
Music and Women, the story of women in their relation to music by Sophie Drinker, is a chronicle of women’s traditions modeled on the waxing, full, and waning movements of […]