SOLD OUT! until Middle of September

Sorry friends...no more Nyabinghi's until middle of September. I am out of town and out of drums! If you have any special orders let me know.
Bless

Anotha' Sweet Fundeh Nyabinghi made with love

Handcrafted with love 7 3/4"head x 19"heigh Fundeh drum ready to make some music!  I can show the sounds via Skype. Bless 

Fundeh drum for sale

Fresh outta the shop! This Fundeh is ready to take home and make some sweet sounds. 8"diameter and 19"height, Afrikan goat skin head. 

This is 100% handmade, Kekeu da Bahia quality nyabingy

Os Angoleiros do Sertão/Os Angoleiros do Mar Documentary

Mestre Claudio-Os Angoleiros do Sertão

C. Mestre Xandão-Os Angoleiros do Sertão

This is a trailer for the documentary I am working on featuring Os Angoleiros do Sertão and Os Angoleiros do Mar, among others. With appearances by Mestre Claudio, Conte Mestre Xandão, Mestre Marcelo Angola, Guaxini do Mar.  Shot over the course of 3 months while backpacking through Sao Paulo and Bahia, Brasil in 2010. Includes Capoeira Angola, Rodas, Nyabinghy, and Samba de Roda.  Also, original music by Banda Marfisa. This is a non-funded documentary with filming, direction and editing done by Kekeu da Bahia and Vadiagens Produções. Bless! 

 Ilha de Itaparica with Mestre Marcelo Angola

Nyabinghi Drums Available

I am offering these hand built, Nyabinghi, wood and steel drum which was made by me. This sweet drum has four metal, bolt adjusted rods which tighten the head. 

Available sizes:

"FUNDEH" 19'' TALL, DIAMETER OF 8'' 

"KETEH" 16 3/4" TALL, DIAMETER 7 3/8"

"KETEH" 16'' TALL, DIAMETER 6 3/4"

Prices between $150 and $250. Please contact me for more info, I am also available to show you the sounds via Skype.

The Niyabinghi resistance inspired a number of peoples, who incorporated what are known as niyabinghi chants. The rhythms of these chants were eventually an influence of popular ska, rocksteady and reggae music. Three kinds of drums are used in niyabinghi: bass, the middle-pitched fundeh and keteh. The keteh (the "repeater") plays an improvised syncopation, the fundeh plays a regular one-two beat and the bass drum strikes loudly on the first beat, and softly on the third beat. When groups of players get together, only one akete player may play at any one time. The other drums keep regular rhythms while the keteh players solo in the form of a conversation. Binghi chanting typically includes recitation of the Psalms, but may also include variations of well-known Christian hymns. Niyabinghi drumming is not exclusive to the Niyabinghi order, and is common to all. Its rhythms are the basis of Reggae music.