Humans in the Loop — Community Drum Circle
summary
A live West African–style drum circle runs as a hands-on 30+60 minutes performance that distributes drums to the room, teaches safe hand placement and two core strokes labeled B and F (bass and flat), and walks through two practical rhythms (Kasuro and Teule) plus call‑and‑response songs like Lupanga. The session claims those two strokes give about 70% of the instrument’s playable vocabulary, and the built drum circle succeeds: many first‑time players join, sing, dance and play together.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Welcome
- 7:55Kasuro rhythm
- 14:51Teule rhythm
- 25:39Safety instructions
- 35:23Drums and first session
- 41:01African drumming basics
- 53:35Next rhythm with Mala
- 1:01:20Lupanga call and response
- 1:09:45Final groovy rhythm
- 1:14:21Dance and celebration
- 1:18:15Closing remarks
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