Born To Drum 2009. A Day At Camp.....

Born To Drum is an international drum camp for women, produced by Women Drummers International. A faculty of over 20 drummers, dancers and cultural workers gather together to share workshops, concerts, healing circles, and fireside drumming in a beautiful setting in Northern California. There is a market place, great accommodations, organic food, inspiration and fun.
Most of the faculty started drumming long before it became fashionable for women to drum, and many were actually forbidden to do so.
Scholar Vicky Noble writes: "In ancient and tribal cultures, women have always taken time out to celebrate themselves and take care of what the Australian Aboriginal women call "women's business." Now the scientists tell us that women really NEED this contact with other females, in order to survive well and live longer. It's all about that female hormone, oxytocin. The more time we spend in each other's company, the more oxytocin is generated and floods our systems; the more oxytocin is generated, the more we all feel GOOD and want to reach out and help others. (For more on this, check out The Tending Instinct, by Shelley E. Taylor.)"
Drummers and Dancers appearing in this video are: Lora Chiora-Dye, Mabiba Baegne, Las Bomberas De La Bahia, Debbie Guererro, Elizabeth Sayre, Adwoa Tacheampong, Elouise Burrell, Adwoa Kudoto, Nydia 'Liberty' Mata, Sue Mathews, Jacqueline Rago, Lali Mejía, Linda Tillery, Ava Square Levias, Afia Walking Tree, Michaelle Goerlitz, Suki, Susu Pampanin, TerriAnne Gutierrez, Virginia Lopez, Nuru Dafina, and Carolyn Brandy.
Thank you to Annette Acosta for filming this footage!

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Music

Tags:

• drum
• women
• music
• camp
• international
• workshops
• ethnic
• dance
• djembe
• conga
• cajon
• dunun
• bata
• native
• pandeiro
• doumbek

[UPDABLOCKMUSIC]

I want to come the camp. Liberty Nydia Mata is one of my inspirations to be a percussionist since the age of 7. Please email me the details

Gigi Barrow

The Stella Bass Band

[shamasmantra]

Looks like a wonderful event!! Great video! ~ Miranda

[TheBeatGirl]

I can't wait for the next BTD! This will make my 4th year going to camp. Thank you to all the wonderful women drummers who make this possible!

[apaxicana]

incredible!