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Sunday June 8, 2024
From noon to 3:00 pm
Location: Chicago (Pilsen/Little Village)
Contact: fnmusiclive@gmail.com
Buffalo Hide Drum 15″ inches $150
Elk Deer Hide Drum 15” inches $150
Buffalo Hide Drum 18” inches $200
(Any other size drum check availability before registration)
We will also be making a choke cherry hardwood drum beater for your drum. All other materials will be provided and are included in the price of the workshop.
BUFFALO SPIRIT ( Meaning )
DRUM HEARTBEAT OF MOTHER EARTH
(By Harlan Mckosato / Natives People Magazine)
The drum is a powerful instrument. Indigenous people throughout Turtle Island refer to it as the heartbeat of Mother Earth. It is used in many spiritual and sacred ceremonial practices. Some say the beat of the drum has the power to change natural elements, including the weather. It is believed to have the power to heal sickness, and some believe it has the power to send messages both to the animal world and to the spirit world.
The drum is broadly considered to be the first musical instrument used by humans. Historians and music ethnologists alike point out that the drum has been utilized by virtually every culture known to mankind for a multitude of purposes. In ancient times, the earliest drums were used for religious rituals, social dances, sporting events, feasts, special ceremonies, in preparation for hunting, and as a prelude to war. However, it is virtually a universally held belief that the original purpose of the drum was to communicate, many times over long distances as a warning or signal.
In the Americas, the drum has a history that dates back to pre-Columbian times. Remnants of wooden cylinder drums and small pottery drums found in Central Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, the Guatemala highlands and other parts of Mesoamerica have been dated back to A.D. 700; older examples most likely existed but succumbed to the elements.