for those interested. O'Nami Taiko will be playing our whole line of songs (we have an entire hour!) next Sunday, 7/30 in San Leandro @  Casa Peralta -- 384 W. Estudillo Ave. off the davis st. exit on the 880 or from bart.  we start at 1pm SHARP and go till 2pm.  we'll have some audience participation so you can come bang on the drums too!

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i just received a very late birthday present (or now half bday) from my friend DJ XJ.  thank you!

lots of wonderful music...including damian marley, julieta venegas, res, taj mahal, jezarie, leela james and more!

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i heard back from my friend who has relatives in lebanon.  she is holding up alright but it has been really hard.  her ( Read more... )

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just been chillin' and trying to be healthy mentally and physically while hopefully helping others do the same.

taiko has been good...i've been helping to teach the first year folks in my group and yesterday we made head way in the song that our group has been working on "korekara" or from now on...and we also spent a little time on the shime [ ( Read more... )

here's an article that a friend forwarded. it's a beginning of some black leaders speaking out for unity as opposed to division. it's a beginning...i'm hoping for more and maybe this will lead to something really positive for the black community and creaking linkages between the civil rights movement [which seems to be only spoken in the context ( Read more... )

my co-worker and i have this conversation from time to time about how boring our jobs have become. it seems to be the trend with jobs like ours {9-5 non-profit office gigs} : : they start our interesting and challenging, getting to know the environment of the workplace and co-workers, learning the differenct skills required and how to navigate the ( Read more... )

HAHA! i thought this was great. found it trying to look for an article about the boycott against amerikan companies in mexico yesterday. freakin' hilarious ( Read more... )

on monday keiko-san (our sensei) took us back to basics...teaching a song called "arashi" or storm but putting the basics back into it. hard to explain but all i gots to say is that it's REALLY difficult...DON tsu tsu DON tsu tsu DON tsu...repeating and then going into the next line. anyhow, its a new challenge for me and that's always good...cuz ( Read more... )