Silencing the Drum exposes the profound struggle of Afro-Brazilian sacred music against escalating intolerance. Danielle N. Boaz and Umi Vaughan blend legal scholarship with ethnomusicology, offering a compelling narrative rooted in interviews with religious leaders, musicians, and activists across Brazil. This multidisciplinary exploration examines the relentless attacks against the practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions--from discriminatory noise complaints in Bahia to vigilante violence in Rio de Janeiro. The volume integrates multimedia elements including musical samples to vividly illustrate the struggles and resilience of Afro-Brazilian communities in the face of discrimination. As Silencing the Drum confronts the larger global issues of racism and religious freedom, it provides essential insights for scholars, activists, and anyone passionate about human rights and cultural preservation.

This groundbreaking book offers a complete "healer's toolkit" for shamanic practitioners. Along with an in-depth discussion of the theories, practices, and ethics of shamanic healing work, this guide gives you first-hand accounts of healing experiences from the author's practice, exercises to help you develop your skills and abilities, and ceremonies to use in your own practice. The Book of Shamanic Healing covers all aspects of shamanic healing in a practical manner, with instructions on how to: Create sacred space and healing ceremonies Partner with your drum to create healing Develop your shamanic and psychic abilities Free your voice and seek your power song Communicate quickly and easily with spirit guides Explore your shadow side Perform soul retrievals and extractions safely Use dreams, stones, crystals, and colors in healing work Connect to the healing universe and live in balance

Knack Drums for Everyone is a self-instruction book for beginners to intermediates, fully illustrated with 350 full-color photographs and more than fifty exercises in musical notation.

The Beginner Drum Book 1 from Total Drummer is your first drum book to help you start learning drums. If you want to learn drumming this book will give you the perfect drum lessons to get you started whilst having fun. There's even a free digital course to support you that provides video examples of every drum beat, drum fill and exercise as well as providing play along drum tunes. It is primarily targeted at children to make the learning fun, easy to follow and with rewards after each section. But the content in this book will help all ages of children and adults to learn how to drum.By the end you will be a real drummer who can play drum beats and fills along with music. You will also understand basic sight reading and theory as well as knowing the core rudiments. It gives you a solid foundation as a drummer that allows you to push forward and continue learning to be a great drummer. This book gives you everything you need to learn at home as well as being a great book to use in lessons with your drum teacher. If you are just thinking about learning drums then this beginner drum book will give you an insight into what is needed. Because it is so easy to follow and carefully mapped out step by step it will provide all the skills and knowledge you need to be a good drummer which will give you everything you need to carry on as a drummer with confidence.