This is a collection of all the blog entries that were entered in the previous Blog Format. There are some cool things; vids of on the road stuff. Jams, etc.
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Wed 18 Jun 2008
Peter Ivers singing “In Heaven everything is fine” @Sunset 1984, L.A.
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Here’s a video from my dusty video vaults
I played drums and shot video and made art with Peter Ivers back in the seventies and early 80’s The L.A. underground music was cool then. Lots of experimental jazz and rock pushing the envelope- reinventing itself. “X” was really fresh, “Fear” was hilariously vicious, “Suburban Lawns” were the perfect art band, “The Go Go’s” were just learning chords, “The Germs” were supremely punk, “Black Flag’ was classic, and a million other bands that flashed for a moment in their underground glory. I played with “Diana Harris and the Tufftones” and “The Resistors”. Playing with punk, art bands was my reaction to arena rock dinosaur bands that I had grown tired of.
Peter was the host of “New Wave Theater” a local TV music show.
Peter was a genius at getting budgets. We cut soundtracks for Ron Howard(Grand Theft Auto), FilmEx, art film for Linda Benglis called “The Amazing Bow Wow” which can be seen in the Whitney Museum of Art. His band had various names; Ivers Divers and Vitamin Pink. He opened for the “New York Dolls” at the Palladium and freaked everyone right out of their glam fashion sense by performing in a diaper. Peter met David Lynch and introduced him to the right people. David Lynch’s first movie was “EraserHead”. If you haven’t seen it- Maybe you shouldn’t. It was a very disturbing movie- but brilliant. Peter wrote “In Heaven, everything is fine”: the showcase song in the movie.
Eraserhead-”In Heaven everything is fine” there is a Youtube segment
Peter was like a brilliant instigator. He employed talented people and made great projects, and his sense of humor always prevailed.
Josh Frank has written a book about Peter Ivers, published by Simon & Schuster. “In Heaven Everything is Fine- the unsolved life of Peter Ivers”.
Way back in 1984 I invited Peter to be a guest host at the video night club I was partners in down on Sunset Strip. The club was called “At Sunset”. It was a private after-hours late-night club right next to the Whiskey Ago-go. Lenny Bruce had done stand-up in this club back in the sixties. The Whiskey was closed down at that time, the strip was dead. I shot video every weekend and got some amazing footage of celebs, stars, and all kind of interesting people. It predated MTV by several years. It was the first video night club.
Peter was murdered in his downtown L.A. loft in 1983-An solved mystery. We had the wake for him at our club. The end of this video clip shows his last bit of writing. He was killed just a few days after that was video taped in the kitchen in At Sunset. www.peterivers.com
Tue 17 Jun 2008
Gaea review plus part 3 of Spirit drumming workshop
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Thank-you for the very nice review at Witchvox
http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usks&c=festivals&id=12634
“Spiritual Drumming, taught by special guest Russell Buddy Helm, was held in the pavilion from 2:45-5:00 pm. The description in the pamphlet stated: “Buddy’s workshops make the healing qualities of the drum accessible to all people, regardless of their musical backgrounds. Even if you’ve never touched a drum before, this workshop will help you learn the basic techniques and grooves you need. If you are an experienced percussionist, this workshop will give you new tools and insights to help you gain deeper meaning from your art.”
T….. came with me for this one (and he carried my drum! Wasn’t that sweet!) The experience was amazing!
“We started off with some rhythmic drumming. It was a beat I could follow. Buddy would speak to the beats of the drums. There was almost a hypnotic quality to this experience. He began by calling the corners. We all did. We chanted the corners in time with the beats. It was difficult for me at first, because I had never really drummed before, to speak and keep the rhythm at the same time. Buddy must have been used to this because he said that it was okay and the goal is to keep the downbeat.
Buddy used affirmations and self-enrichment chants. Power words. The energies were the most positive and powerful that I have experienced in a long time. All from drumming and chanting.
We “learned” various rhythmic beats. A couple of them I had a lot of difficulty with. There was one that was the same beat but he switched hands while doing it. I found this one tricky but I was finally able to master it.
Then, he mentioned that he liked to put people on the spot. Yeah. I was one of the one’s he chose. Yeah. I’ve never really played a drum before and yeah, I did a solo. No idea what it sounded like.. But I did it. LOL all by myself. I certainly am not a “natural” but T….. said I didn’t embarrass him, so I thought that was sweet! *grin*”
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Tue 10 Jun 2008
Burning tree
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I received an interesting email:
Hi Buddy,
The reason I write now is because of a book “the lost ark of the covenant ” written by a Professor Tudor Parfit..he also had a show on the Learning Channel about this book and research… he believes that the ark of the covenant was really a drum and by beating the drum it gave the people communication with God and power… it made me think of you.
Although your mission seems to steer clear of the spiritual and metaphysical, favoring the mechanical approach to drumming you certainly are in awareness of the spiritual value of the drum …..
I remember a story you told me about drumming with a group of nuns in Michigan and the tree that started to burn yet was not consumed just like the “burning bush”… if you have the time can you email me the entire story I found that most uplifting and it will encourage me to drum again… thanks
The Dominican Nuns invited me to come out and drum for a Thursday Morning Prayer group art their international Mother House convent.
They had seen what I do and allowed me to bring in the four corners blessing(Indian). They wanted to pray for peace in Iraq and passed the microphone around the 200 Nuns. There was also a video feed out to the over 1,000 cloistered nuns. When we finished drumming and praying the mother superior came in and informed me calmly;
“We have been here for over 150 years. We have a favorite tree out in front of the Mother House. It’s old and it’s split up the side, but it’s still alive. It’s been here since the beginning of this convent and we love it. It has just burst into flames as you all have been drumming. The grounds keepers are calling it spontaneous combustion…that happens…” she stated calmly.
The nuns standing around me did not react. They just acknowledged the occurance in a matter-of-fact way.
The oldest Nun- in her 80’s said grufly, “When are we going to do this again?”
They then took me on a tour of the grounds and I got to understand the profound heroic work done by the Dominican order. At the end of the tour I asked, “I’m sorry, Sister, but I am a man of…shall we say, pragmatic faith. Is it possible for me to see the tree?” No one had gone out to see it.
They drove me around to the far side of the convent in front of the old beautiful brick Mother House. The city fire department was just pulling away after putting a yellow ribbon around the tree.
It was a very tall red oak, over two stories tall. It was enveloped in fragrant white smoke pouring out of the slit up the side. The mother superior said it was split but was still alive. The local newspaper photographer was there, he knew who I was. He was taking pictures, He had picked up the fire report on his radio.
He said,”
“There were flames coming off the top while you were drumming. It was incredible.”
I noticed that the leaves had not been consumed. The tree was a giant fragrant, white cloud of smoke with green leaves.
“The leaves aren’t burned.” I said.
He nodded.
“Yeah. Pretty Wierd huh? Get in there, let’s get some pictures with your drum.”
I kneeled in front of the tree and he shot a bunch of pics.
That morning I had asked God for a sign, I was tired and I had my doubts about what I was doing.
“Look, ” I said, “I am thick headed, a little dumb, stubborn and hard of hearing. So if you want me to continue with this drumming thing, you’re gonna have to make it real obvious. Otherwise, I’m gonna miss it.”
Sun 8 Jun 2008Buddy Helm Spirit drum seminar#2 at Gaea KS. 2008
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Part two of a 2 hour seminar. The rest is on the subscription page, “Drumming to Change”
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Tue 27 May 2008
“Drum Circle of Strife” at Gaea, Kansas/ Buddy Helm Spirit Drum workshop
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I had a great time Memorial day weekend at Camp Gaea in Kansas. I had a great spiritual drumming workshop on Saturday afternoon that is a great DVD. I also found some new friends as well as getting reacquainted with friends from the last time I was an honored guest of the Heartland Spiritual Alliance a few years ago. Excellent food at the personal campsite of these cool folks-thanks to Joyce, Jena, John, Julian, Patrick, Salome, and the rest of these fine folks.
Of course the drumming had its problems- Drumming rednecks- need I say more. Here is a tune that Julian, John and the others put together to articulate this continuing problem with the dysfunctional drummers. If we can laugh about it, maybe we can solve the problem.. In the meantime, don’t let the jerks suffering from Cranial Rectalism, ruin your firedance when they play aggressive, pseudo-African bully banging. Try some good old Rhythm and Blues grooves(the first world beat). They are much more joyous and dancable than machine gun banging.
Women! Take your rightful place and show the djembe Kawboys how to keep a steady, nurturing groove that is the right tempo for ecstatic safe, sacred dance.
So I’ll have to post my own videos after Julian and the Camp Gaea ensemble. Its hard to follow such a great act like “Drum Circle of Strife”. But the spiritual drum workshop went really well, so here is a segment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApwQPR0VpoI
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Wed 21 May 2008
drumming and flute with Buddy Helm an Charlie Dechant
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Here is another installment of me and Charlie
Thu 8 May 2008
Paralounge #12 @ Convict Springs Buddy Helm Drumming workshop
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Paralounge #12 was relocated to a cool campground outside of Mayo, Fl- River Rondezvous. Secluded grooves in the woods on the Suwannee river. Pretty neat stuff. The groups were about three to four dozen for my workshops. Lots of healing drums, that didn’t quite get recorded. But this Saturday group was great. This is pretty good so if you want a full length 2 hour DVD. Let me know. buddy@buddyhelm.com.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHGVeaO-Bic
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Mon 5 May 2008
Tarpon Springs Sea Gull
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Just coming across Tampa Bay after teaching a seminar on the Music Biz at International Academy of Design and Technology, Roy Drikow’s class of genius music students. Jacques Rene decided to show me a cool out of the way restaurant on Lake Tarpon. The gull was a happy accident. A resident gator came up close to the pier. Lunchtime!
Wed 30 Apr 2008
round the moon djembe improv in Palm Harbor @ Chez Jacques w/ Buddy Helm
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Here is a groovey djembe jam in the night with Cyndy Bailey, Jacques Rene, Buddy Helm. It’s art!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clz8JLNbzzA
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Mon 28 Apr 2008
Djembes for sale with Buddy Helm at Seasons-on-Montana
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Here is a vid of some nice djembes from our friends in Ghana
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJloQ8BVRXE
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“Dancing on the Titanic” was a favorite song for Rodney Bingenhiemer-the greatest DJ in the L.A. He called me and asked for another fresh CD of the song I wrote quite a few years ago. He played it on KROQ at midnight Sunday night. Just like he did in 1983.
Here is a sample of the song.
Dancing on the Titanic
“Dancing on the Titanic sample” by Buddy Helm copyright 1984, 2008.
If you want to buy a copy, just use the encrypted Paypal button below and I will send you a full quality wav file ASAP
Sat 12 Apr 2008
Drumming @Seasons Buddy Helm
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Drumming workshop in Santa Monica at seasons-on-Montana. Longest running drum workshop(22 years)
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Sat 15 Mar 2008
Nashville Helmtone Healing Drum Seminar
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Here is a bit from the three day intensive seminar we had in Nashville at the Episcopal Church.
Vanderbilt University helped to sponsor the event and attendees received continuing education credits to keep their therapy license current. If you would like to see more of this video documentation, you can subscribe to the private webpage(buddy@buddyhelm.com) and see the whole weekend. It is very educational and enlightening and useful for therapists, counselors, teachers and anyone intersted in this unique form of healing. clik on pic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw0lgTA2zGQ
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Tue 11 Mar 2008
Buddy Helm interviews David Lee Roth at “At Sunset” 1983
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Here is a historical piece:
I helped invent MTV back in the dark ages of video. I got a job doing free lance video in an after hours night club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA back in the early eighties. It was called “At Sunset”. It was right next to the Whiskey Ago-go which was shut down during those years. All kinds of cool people both famous and unknown came in through the back door and I ended up interviewing them because no one else could do it for various reasons…. I cut the segments into half hour shows and aired them in the club. This was before cable took off. Lots of people saw them and gee, I guess they got the idea to make a rock n roll party network. I’ll post the vids next, just to let you know where the real deal originated. It was fun. Too bad I don’t own the rights to the idea….I got a million of ‘em.
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Fri 29 Feb 2008
“Fighting for the guy next to me” Buddy Helm and Cathy Javier @ Blvd music Culver City
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Here is our last song from the open mic at Boulevard Music. Check out this venue if you are on the west side of L.A. Boulevard music has rel music and real people. A great tradition of encouraging new talent( and old). ALSO go to http://www.justin.tv/buddyhelm/archive to see our streaming drum workshop at Seasons -on-Montana in Santa Monica, CA
Fighting for the Guy next to me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esmAc__EIHY
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Wed 27 Feb 2008
“You Don’t have to be forgiven”
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Here is song number 2 in our set at Boulevard Music in Culver City, CA
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR96TWdZSlw
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Tue 19 Feb 2008
Buddy Helm performs “Fox is in the Henhouse” w Cathy Javier
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Boulevard Music, in Culver City, California is a great venue for traditional folk music of the highest quality. On Sunday night they still offer an open mic for singer songwriters. This opportunity is getting more rare as the financial pressure of keeping a music venue open increases. So support your local folkies! It is the last refuge for real human art.
http://www.boulevardmusic.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65UepwbWsxs
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Sun 17 Feb 2008
Healing Drum workshop in Cassadaga, Florida
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This was a wonderful healing workshop in the small historical Florida Spiritualist community.
Mon 11 Feb 2008
Vintage rock n roll photo 1971
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Taken in Key West, the group was called, “The Christian Ghandi Syndrome”
We played at the “Great Escape Lounge” at the Key West airport. The airport shut down at sunset, the bar was run by a West German national and his Miami Beach wife, it was a strange mix of soldiers-of -fortune, hippies, bikini tanned beauties, mystery men and women and locals who did not hang around downtown on Duval St. We were way out at the edge of Key West and it was very, very, very, cool. I remember one night there were soldiers in kilts on R n R from Belfast. One of them kept raising his kilt up.. While out on the darkened runway a piper cub landed without running lights and transacted bizness with a 65 Chevy station wagon also without lights in the middle of the landing strip.They both left with no lights as we played, “By the time we got to Woodstock….”
Ken Dixon(far left)sent the pic, he became a Media wizard. Charlie Dechant, (The long blond haired guy) went on to Hall and Oates saxophone fame. I named the group after Christian Ghandi, the most incredible jazz keyboardist I have ever worked with. He’s the guy who looks like Ghandi. He was from India, lived in New York. We met in Florida and formed Bethlehem Asylum. David Tasse and Christian bugged out to Wisconsin. The lady singer? sorry. Buddy Helm, Roger Cruz sang in Miami. Help me out here, you guys…
Sat 9 Feb 2008
Drum stream of consciousness at Seasons in Santa Monica, CA
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We are working on the streaming drum workshops. Go to justin.tv/buddyhelm.
While I’m in Santa Monica during the month of February, we will stream on Tuesday and Friday nights at 7 Pacific time. Occasionally we will stream live on Saturday afternoon(like today), and at any other time we feel like it.,So there.
If you want to have a private session, you can subscribe to the page 18. American Djembe Drum Songs. Look for it off to the left here on this page. There you will get longer segments to play to, plus you are entitled to get a free drum lesson on-line. The subscription can be set up if you email me.
Yes! I want to Subscribe!
Clik for vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St–wC8vmWc
Thu 7 Feb 2008
Chicago Airport Midnight Snow Storm Jan. 31, 2008
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End of this last tour, I flew out of Tampa 6 hours late into frozen Chicago. We called it “The Hawk” in my youth outside of Chicago. The wind blows the snow sideways. 72 tornadoes in one Midwest night. Oyeah.
Get your groove together and sign up for private lessons: email me.
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Tue 29 Jan 2008
Charlie Dechant and Buddy Helm Flute Djembe Jam
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Quote from website i found with Caleb the webmaster’s google search on my name:
link to Neptune Research music
“I like this music, but I don’t play it much. It isn’t even one of the sides I pull out to show what a nutball Tim Buckley was. I use Starsailor for that, or parts of Greetings From L.A. or that live one from 1970s radio called Honeyman. Buddy Helm plays drums on Honeyman, which is another good reason to listen to it. ”
OK enough old skool. Here is some sound from last week with Mr.Casual- Charlie Dechant.
I was lucky enough to get together with Charlie Dechant when I was on the road passing through Orlando. He was in between gigs with Hall and Oates so we took the opportunity to improvise a little, which is always a great treat!
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXirstNyYE
part#2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZdHCBT9ffs
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Sat 12 Jan 2008
More Open Door Trio Xmas vids
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TW2ObmGNyM
Here is a very nice review of the Paralounge event in Northern Florida last month from MitzvahMom.com.
“The first day of the festival began with an early morning yoga session near the still warm bonfire. By 10 AM a large group gathered to participate in a drum session given by exquisitely intuitive drum facilitator Buddy Helm. His website talks alot about the theraputic aspects of drumming. At a time when bookshelves are full of a limitless variety of cheesy, self-help programs, I’m automatically skeptical of all claims. But with Helm’s, I was pulled emotionally into the circle as he riffed, evoking melodies from the Sound of Music soundtrack and connecting them with the music of Jim Morrison and the Rolling Stones. That’s just interesting. I’ve reserved a cabin for the May 2-4 Paralounge Drum Festival. I’m looking forward to engaging more fully with Helm’s drum circle.”
http://mitzvahmom.podbean.com/2007/11/19/what-do-drum-circles-and-the-academy-awards-have-in-common/
Here are few more segments from our Christmas party gig
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TW2ObmGNyM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pqBOCLx4Ig
Clik here for Part #6 of our Christmas party in Santa Monica, CA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3K4rNk4THw
Clik here for Part #7 of the Open Door Christmas party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n-bSTt1Km
Mon 24 Dec 2007
Open Door trio Christmas party in Santa Monica
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Here it is another Christmas party again. Musicians remember their lives based on their holiday gigs. This one was special. Diana Wong is a great painter. Her studio is wonderful. We met some really cool people; a Tibetan Yogi, a Chinese Tai Chi master teacher, a tremendous operatic singer, and great upright bassist, and various artistic and creative types. Diana converted her painting studio into a fun venue for the party by throwing canvas over her paint pots and dishing up some masterpiece cuisine for dinner. We jammed, Shannon Terry, Dominic Dean Breaux and me. There are a few segments. So I will post them as i get to them. Have a happy season.
Part #2, #3 now up
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61thoFZpyDQ
Here is part number 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe4HmtsO738
Here is part #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LlM-NPtao8
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Sun 9 Dec 2007
Happy Holidays from Seasons-on-Montana
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Its a twenty year tradition! Drumming for Open House at Seasons on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoQzuVqZ9Ag
Clik here for Justin.tv streaming drumming with Buddy Helm
http://www.justin.tv/buddyhelm/54178/Drumming_meditation_workshop
Thu 29 Nov 2007
Paralounge Healing Drum Worshop with Buddy Helm
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November Paralounge 2007 was again wonderful. My Saturday drumming workshop was very large. The grooves held and felt very good. We were all playing on the same page and it was transcendental.
This segment is from Sunday, the Healing Drum workshop that went for over an hour. The Video is pretty good if you want it.
buddy@buddyhelm.com
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYGDPeut7rI
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Mon 19 Nov 2007
Protection Drum Prayers
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Here is a sample of the CD called Protection Drum Prayers. It actually started at the beginning of 2001. The inspiration came from a desire from people to have a form of drumming that created protection, and safety. I understand now why this drumming music project was important. This was intended to be a series of drumming music albums that used the manifesting rhythms to create various specific states of being, such as Protection, Health, Wealth, Joy, Love, Passion, etc.
We will send you a CD with booklet for $15 plus shipping of $4.
Total is $19
Buy the Cd now. Click on the Paypal text below
Protection CD by Buddy Helm booklet cover
Charlie Dechant played flute, saxaphone, Balinese wooden flute on these tracks. He has been a great collaborator over the years when he is not out on the road making Hall and Oates sound and look great.
booklet back with Charlie Dechant
MP4 audio
1. Fountain of Light
9. Living in the Light of Love
Mon 22 Oct 2007
Helmtone T-shirts – designer quality – Fine Art Silk Screen
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These are high quality cotton T- shirts with fine art silk screen prints made in Santa Monica, CA
Colors are Red, Grey, Black, Yellow, Blue
Sizes available are large and extra large sizes at this time.
or call us at 1-888-400-5405
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Wed 10 Oct 2007
Helmtone Protocols Workshop
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Here is a short clip of the Helmtone Drum Protocols workshop held in Live Oak, Florida Oct. 6. This is ground breaking work with healers, counselors, therapists and general public interested in having a tool to rhythmically reprogram their own operating systems. This has been developing for over ten years and is being used in hospitals, schools, churches, clinics, institutions and individuals all over the world. You can learn more about this process by going to the pages listed to the left of this posting. Clik on pic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OHj_SC5PYU
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Thu 20 Sep 2007
Open Door Trio #3 Labor Day 2007
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I hope you enjoy listening to these clips as much as we enjoyed playing this music. What a great place to make art!
Here is another piece of the Trio playing up in Malibu on Labor Day. We had a gret time. It is a real privilege to play with musicians of this calibre and to perform for a group as cool as these people.
Check out the YouTubeVid
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/1348849148_bff43a2c36_o.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ876Lo1_EI
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Wed 5 Sep 2007
Open Door Trio in Malibu, California Labor 2007
This is the second annual concert of the Open Door Trio with Shannon Terry on Mbira, Domonic Dean Breaux on Horns and Buddy Helm on Drums. This was a super human effort on my part. I drove back across the United States from Live Oak, Florida in four days( 92 hours) to do this gig. I arrived in Santa Monica at 9:30 in the AM. took a nap and drove up Pacific Coast Highway to the Ventura county line where there is great surfing. This group of people are very protective of this special environment and this annual party celebrates their success at keeping the Oil and Condo gangsters at bay one more year. Check the youTube Vid
Sat 11 Aug 2007
Capoirra moment in Redondo Beach, California
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We rehearsed a surprise 71st birthday tribute to Guro Dan Inosanto. The students worked diligently to master the many moves of the Philipino martial arts dancing using bamboo and swords. They sang in Tagalog and showed their master teacher how they had learned his lessons well. It was a great honor to be a part of this event. We took a little break and I just played, suddenly the mat was alive with Capoiera and we got a bit on video. Clarrel Pope is the incredible martial artist!
Check the YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udYNOWb_DiU
Wed 8 Aug 2007
West Texas Drumming moment on the road
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Sun 15 Jul 2007
Large Djembes for Sale at Seasons on Montana
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Here is a fresh batch of large djembes(14″ heads) made by our friends in Ghana. They are deep, resonant, well made, with good heads and strong rope. These are the best djembes I have seen in the U.S. Price is: $495.00. The custom made wooden stands are available for $75.
Seasons has been at 1021-A Montana Aveue in Santa Monica, CA for 23 years. 310-395-1965
For safe person-to-person credit card transactions, call Seasons toll free at 1-888-400-5405 or call Buddy at 310-650-9438 or email: buddy@buddyhelm.com
Click on the picture to hear a YouTube video sample.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2jnPMnnKJ8
DjembesForSale
Wed 27 Jun 2007
Uganda benefit in St. Petersburg, Fl June 24
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Beth Cole hosted a benefit to raise funds for an acupuncture training in Uganda. We had a lot of fun playing at the Don Cezar Hotel on St. Pete Beach. On the groove are Lady Pat, Jacques Rene, Buddy Helm and Cyndy Bailey. A great groove for all!
email: buddy@buddyhelm.com
CLICK THE PIC TO WATCH YOUTUBE sample
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ectrk8q37Lg
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Tue 19 Jun 2007
St. Petersburg, Florida June 23, 2007
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HEALING IN AFRICA FUNDRAISER
As part of the PanAfrican Acupuncture Project, local Acupuncture Physician, Beth Cole, is volunteering her time and expertise to train Ugandan healthcare providers in acupuncture protocols for the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis and the relief of pain and suffering. Since December 2006 Beth has traveled to Uganda twice and will return for the third training of this group in July.
Beth Cole locating an acupuncture point with trainees in Ibanda Hospital, Uganda
When: Saturday, June 23, 2007 4:00PM – 6:00PM
Where: Don Vista Cultural Arts Center, 3300 Pass-A-Grille Way
St. Pete Beach, FL
What: *Silent Auction
*Raffle
*Slide presentation: April 07 training and healings in Uganda
Children in hospital receiving donated toys and clothes
Orphanage visit
*Special Guest Buddy Helm will be performing a drumming meditation. Buddy produces video, film and music. He has toured and recorded with the Allman Brothers, Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and many others.
Contact: Beth Cole (727) 367-6554 or bethcole1@verizon.net
Please feel free to bring a dish to share.
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Sun 27 May 2007
David Amram,Billie Harris,Buddy Helm play Beat Jazz at Bergamot Station at Chris Felver’s Beat opening
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Chris Felver’s new book, “Beat” has stories and great photographs of all the Beats; Ginsberg, Ferlingetti, Corso, Borroughs, Kerouac, et.al. The Gallery opening was some of the greatest music I have had the good fortune to play. David Amram, Billie Harris are masters of jazz. Thanks to Cathy Javier for shooting the video. Click the picture to see it play on YouTube.com
felver beat jazz opening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWDYGbz9vY
Tue 24 Apr 2007
Buddy Helm Drumming Show L.A.
Filed under: Drum lessons – buddyhelm @ 4:25 pm Edit This
Here is a clip of the Public Access shows that we did for five years in Santa Monica, California.
They are available on DVD. 1-888-400-5405
buddyrsh@ix.netcom.com
BuddyHelmDrumShowFrame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRuqQwfcC8
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Mon 26 Feb 2007
Bethlehem Asylum on WMNF
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Last April we performed a reunion concert for Bethlehem Asylum in St. Petersburg, Fl at the State theater. There is a DVD available. Earlier in the day, too early, we did a live show on WMNF, an excellent Pacifica radio Station in Tampa. Here are some excerpts.
4.Thank you for the sailboat ride.m4a
http://www.buddyhelm.com/BethlehemAsylumWMNF/04ThankyouforthesailboatrideBethlehemAsylumWMNF.m4a
5. Bethlehem Asylum Theme Song.m4a
http://www.buddyhelm.com/BethlehemAsylumWMNF/05BethlehemAsylumThemeSongWMNF.m4a
6. Waterfront Property.m4a
http://www.buddyhelm.com/BethlehemAsylumWMNF/06WaterfrontPropertyBethlehemAsylumWMNF.m4a
7. Man from India.m4a
http://www.buddyhelm.com/BethlehemAsylumWMNF/07ManfromIndiaBethlehem%20AsylumWMNF.m4a
8. EastGate.m4a
http://www.buddyhelm.com/BethlehemAsylumWMNF/08EastGateBethlehemAsylumWMNF.m4a
9. Intro Bethlehem Asylum WMNF.m4a
http://www.buddyhelm.com/BethlehemAsylumWMNF/09introBethlehemAsylumWMNF.m4a
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Tue 13 Feb 2007
Paralounge drum worshop with Buddy Helm part 3
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The paralounge is a great place to get into the subtleties of what the groove does to our souls and our bodies. I know it is tempting to bang on a drum in order to impress the other guys around the fire, but what could be better than to get a groove going that the women can dance to! That is a true blessing. So we develop the steady, laid- back tempos and patterns that we can all dance to. This makes a sense of community which leads to deep trance. The paralounge drum grooves are some of the best sustained, non competitive, danceable drum firedances that I’ve witnessed around the country. And the people get along! There is no aggression. What a treat!
check out the google video
See you at the next Paralounge Drumming event in Live Oak, Florida at the Spirit of Suwanee music camp grounds, mid April!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3147785003710927000&hl=en
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Sun 3 Dec 2006
Seasons Open House on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, CA
Filed under: Drumming movies, Dear Drum Diary, Live music Videos, music videos – buddyhelm @ 10:30 pm Edit This
It’s that time of year again! Drumming with Buddy Helm at the 22nd annual open house at Seasons on Montana Avenue was a rousing success! Lots of familiar faces and lots of new faces; drumming, smiling, sharing the groove and Seasons’ good cheer. Even the Governor and his wife strolled by and shared in the fun. Happy Holidays to everyone!
Seasons
1021-A Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, Ca 90403
Cathy Javier [310] 395-1965
Check out the Google video
[googlevideo]6481789350885027613&hl=en[/googlevideo]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6481789350885027613
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Tue 28 Nov 2006
Paralounge post#2 More firedancing and drumming; Gettin’ down on the Suwanee River
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Here is a section of the Saturday night drumming.
The dancers and drummers were in synch. The grooves held together for a long time.
It was one of the best drumming firedances I’ve seen!
This Paralounge group is a great group of people!
[googlevideo]-6281381885826825902&hl=en[/googlevideo]
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Mon 27 Nov 2006
Paralounge Drumming Festival Nov. 27, 2006 Spirit of Suwanee, Live Oak, Fl
Filed under: Drumming movies, Dear Drum Diary, Live music Videos, tour diary – buddyhelm @ 1:54 am Edit This
Here is the first ten minutes of buddy Helm drumming workshop at Paralounge Nov. 2006.
If you would like a full DVD. Let me know 1-888-400-5405.
Watch closely, you will see a hidden portrait of Duane Allman in the mural on the wall at the coffee shop.
This event is full of wonderful people, great drumming and interesting arts, crafts, clothing, instruments.
[googlevideo]-7326765964882406319&hl=en[/googlevideo]
http://static.flickr.com/120/312311298_02202c8a26_o.jpg
Here is a section of Jana Broder’s workshop
[googlevideo]-3974521854476855677&hl=en[/googlevideo]
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Fri 17 Nov 2006
Drumming Underground at Subterra
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Subterra is an underground decommissioned missile silo from 1962, refurbished into a healing arts center by Ed and Diane Peden, south of Topeka, Kansas. We have had several wonderful drumming meditation clinics there-three stories below the quiet pastureland!
Check out the Google video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8610625192592267639
[googlevideo]8610625192592267639&hl=en[/googlevideo]
Here is a video excerpt of the drum dance party after the 2 hour drumming workshop. I am banging on the djun djuns(bass drums) and operating the camera, about 60 feet below the ground under a Kansas pasture south of Topeka. Thanks to Cy the drum guy, and of course Ed and Diane and the subterra crew.
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Wed 8 Nov 2006
Drum Lesson Download: carlatripola
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Here is a small drum lesson/exercise we did in Seasons on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California on Nov. 7, 2006.
The beat can be counted as a fast 6 beat pattern. 1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4-5-6
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Tue 31 Oct 2006
Helmtone Drum Therapy download “I Accept Abundance”
Filed under: Uncategorized, Healing drums, Drumming movies, Live music Videos, Helmtone Drum therapy videos – buddyhelm @ 10:48 pm Edit This
This is an evolving collection of drum affirmations, releases and manifesting drum therapy protocols.
“I accept abundance” was recorded in Topeka, Kansas at Learning for Life center, October, 27, 2006
I accept Abundance by Buddy Helm
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Wed 25 Oct 2006
University of Kansas, Lawrence
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Lawrence, Kansas is a great campus! Lots of very cool people and a great turnout for the drumming group in the multi-ethnic cultural center. Thanks to Leigh Ann for puatting this together. Saturday night at the Missile Silo in Topeka.
Check out the nice article they wrote about the event!
http://www.kansan.com/stories/2006/oct/23/drums/
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Buddy Helm drumming at KU
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Sun 22 Oct 2006
Octagon United Universalist Church in Clearwater, Florida
Filed under: Uncategorized, Healing drums, trance drumming music, Live music Videos – buddyhelm @ 6:37 pm Edit This
Here is a snip from the video we shot in the beautiful Octagon chapel at the United Universalist Church in Clearwater, Florida. This piece was about halfway through the 2 hour event where individuals could lay down in the middle of the “Circle of Souls” while we drummed away their illness, fear, doubt and clear Karma with our loving and focused intentional drumming. This event is available as a DVD. The sound is good! Call us at 1-888-5405 or email: buddy@buddyhelm.com
Click here to View it on YouTube.com or view it below(smaller image)
Buddy Helm at Octagon
[youtube]Gmwaebhq3oI[/youtube]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmwaebhq3oI
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Sun 22 Oct 2006
Welcome to Seasons
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Here is the store where it all started. The longest drumming workshop in the U.S.- since 1987. Lily is our patron Saint.
I will be back on schedule starting on Halloween night 7 til 9 then Tuesday and Fridays for a while-til I go out on the road again.
Check out seasons-on-montana.com for selection of beaded curtains, drums, jewlery and unique gifts.
1-310-395-1965 or 1-888-400-5405
Wysteria lily Seasons on Montana
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Helmtone Drum Protocols; Music, Healing, Dancing, Sharing Grooves
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Thu 19 Oct 2006
New Healing Drum Therapies
Filed under: Uncategorized, upcoming events, tour diary – buddyhelm @ 12:58 pm Edit This
Thanks to everyone in Florida for making this tour so successful! Cyndy, Rosie, Jacques, Pat and the group in Florida are creating a healing rhythmic vortex in the Tampa Bay area that will grow and become a wonderful center for enlightenment and integration. The Octagon in Clearwater is a wonderful venue as well as Rosie’s Sound body Healing center in St. Pete.
Buddy Helm in the Florida KeysCongratulations to Denise for getting the courage to let the world hear her songs!
I will post pics and sounds as soon as I get to a hot spot. i am currently in chilly Kansas, enjoying all our friends here in Lawrence(KU), Topeka(Learning for Life center), Kansas City(Vulcan’s Forge), and Wichita.
We’ll be doing a great drum party Saturday night at the Silo in Topeka on Oct. 28, featuring the debut of the Jonny Harris group, then back to LA.
I’ll be back on schedule in Seasons in Santa Monica on HALLOWEEN NIGHT
Drumming on Tuesday and Friday nights at 7 til 9 call: 310-395-1965
Share the Groove!
email me: buddy@buddyhelm.com
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Sat 23 Sep 2006
Bethlehem Asylum at Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa 2004
Filed under: Uncategorized, personal history, Bethlehem Asylum, Live music Videos – buddyhelm @ 10:54 pm Edit This
Here is a clip from the survivors of Bethlehem Asylum reunion April 2004 in Tampa, Florida at Skipper’s Smokehouse. I just put up a video camera and got sound from the PA system speakers. So forgive the technician, please.
But this is a hint of things to come. We performed another reunion concert in St. Petersburg, Florida April 2006 and that is now a DVD with good sound.
In case you were not born yet, Bethlehem Asylum was a psychedelic Jazz, folk rock ensemble in the Southeast in 1969 til 1972. We had some great players in the band. Charlie Dechant went on to be the sax player with Hall and Oates, Danny Finley went on to be Panama Red and play with Kinky Friedman, Buddy Helm went out to LA and worked with Tim Buckley, Zappa and a bunch of cool people. Christian Ghandi was a fantastic keyboard player(he’s gone) and Jim Neiman was a great bass player and singer(he is also gone) but they are not forgotten. We did two albums with Exit-Capricorn records, a compilation CD is available at CD baby.
Check it out on YOUTUBE.COM
http://static.flickr.com/101/250946989_7b2de4cdc7_o.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH7-hhNbnzc
Bethlehem Asylum at Skippers
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Sat 23 Sep 2006
Drumming at the Los Angeles Zoo
Filed under: Uncategorized, Drumming movies, Live music Videos – buddyhelm @ 2:39 am Edit This
Here was a fun gig. An international drumming group. Shawn(in white) and his wife are from Durbin, South Africa. He read my first book in Edinborough, Scotland and had to come over to study drums with me. They stayed for three years. Francis, on the far right, is a martial arts teacher from Paris(also a great guitar player) Cathy (to my left) is from LA.
I don’t know where the gorilla is from, but he could really dance.
Check it out at youtube.com
Buddy Helm drumming at the LA ZOO
http://static.flickr.com/46/250260599_5a15872e56_o.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIY1oUnusPE
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Thu 21 Sep 2006
This new blog
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djembe guy
http://static.flickr.com/85/248847306_ea1a92729e_o.jpg
If you are interested in knowing where I will be performing and holding drumming workshops, look up above and pull down the pages and links tab.
I am also putting up current drum lesson/workshop videos on the drum workshop page.
I have just finished reformatting the first book I wrote on drumming:
“Drummng the Spirit to Life” This will be available soon. There is also a spoken word version of the book with drumming. It is awesome.
In the meantime, the Martial Arts drumming CD is doing very well. Master Guro Dan Inosanto is traveling the world and teaching advanced martial arts, using this drumming CD that we recorded for his classes. These CDs are available, check the martial arts drumming page. email me at: buddy@buddyhelm.com
djembe guy
Shannon Terry’s website for Open Door Orchestra is:
primalfuturenow.com
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Mon 18 Sep 2006
Open Door Orchestra(Trio) Track #3
Filed under: Uncategorized, Live music Videos, music videos – buddyhelm @ 9:02 pm Edit This
Here is another track from the Labor Day show in Malibu, California 2006
Shannon Terry is playing Mbira(large thumb piano), Domonic is on silver flute, and I am on Djembe.
Check it out on YOUTUBE.COM
http://static.flickr.com/82/247004433_f257901084_o.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnAcGRlRaXs
OpenDoortrio#3
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Tue 5 Sep 2006
Shannon Terry’s Open Door Orchestra
Filed under: Uncategorized, Live music Videos – buddyhelm @ 9:23 pm Edit This
One of the great priviledges in being a drummer is that I get calls from interesting composers to perform.
Shannon Terry is one of the most unique performers I have ever worked with, and Dominic Lepo(sp?) is a great flutist, saxaphonist and all round cool guy. These two gentlemen have been developing “The Open Door orchestra” for a few years in LA. This event was taped on Labor Day, 2006, north of Malibu, on a rustic piece of authentic California countryside. We had a wonderful time performing. This is just a bit of what we did. The rest is history, as they say. Recordings available. Check this clip out on YouTube.com
Shannon Buddy Dominic
http://static.flickr.com/81/235434238_cea208b4d3_o.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_WwJMItxKg
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Mon 28 Aug 2006
Buddy Helm Drum Set solo in Kansas 2005
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BuddyHelmDrumsetsoloHarris Watch it at YouTube.com
http://static.flickr.com/77/226887134_f4a8e7395d.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukGkC7L4Esk
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Thu 24 Aug 2006
Drumming for the community
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Drumming for a Wedding in Laguna Hills, California
wedding drums Drumming has always been part of the community experience. In the villages, people would complete their daily chores; feeding childredn, fixing the roof on the huts, grinding grain, mliking goats and cows, fixing food, repairing hunting tools. The accompanying drumming was played by members of the community, not classically trained musicians. They played beats that would work for that moment. Eventually these simple rhythms became what was expected and anticipated for each and every event in the village life. Usage came from experimenting with what was appropriate, creating a sense of continuity and safety. It is the reason we listen to music while we work at our jobs today. This type of drumming needs to be compatible with the needs of the community. Aggressive egostistical drumming doesn’t really work in this context.
I was in various towns over the last few years and sometimes the local businesses and population complained that the town square drumming group was irritating. They called it “Dysfunctional drumming” That is what I have come to address in many of my workshops around the country. This dysfunctional drumming is a result of emotional trauma, fear, anger, and other emotional conditions that the drum can help. If we let it.
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Wed 23 Aug 2006
Shy Drummers
Filed under: Uncategorized, personal history – buddyhelm @ 5:39 am Edit This
Lots of people are shy about their drumming. They like to hide in the sound of the group, and not really be heard. That is fine. The sound generated never dies. I was a shy kid, but encouraged to be a good drummer. Kilts were wierd for playing drums and marching in. But you could hear the Wavettes Drum and Baton Corps coming from miles away. The Wavettes Junior and Senior Corp took top national honors. Picture was taken in Elkhart, Indiana
After marching around in the heat, wearing a kilt, nothing can embarass you anymore- its pointless to be shy in a situation like this
kilt
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Tue 22 Aug 2006
North American Djembe Technique
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With all due respect to Traditional African Drumming, we in North America are developing a style of Djembe drumming that fits with our culture. Instead of the extreme power and technique that the great master drum teachers from Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Guinea and other African nations bring to our shores, we are using a simplified approach with great results.
I have witnessed this evolution over the last twenty years of my touring and teaching handdrumming. Firstly, we have eliminated the three note distinction that all African drummers emphasize; most folks hit a deep note in the middle of the drumhead and a high note out at the edge somewhere. This seems to get the job done pretty well for most people and they don’t get overwhelmed with the fear of “Not doing it right”. They get to the groove, which is what most people want to do.
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The groove again is an American invention-of sorts. The Traditional African teaches parts that are played in prearranged patterns, that fit together like clockwork. The final experience is awesome but the players seldom get to experience the flow of improvisation which is the hallmark of American music. In African drumming, the only soloist is the master and a few of their cohorts, everyone else must do the dishes(play the parts). This leaves most people with a feeling of only partial participation. The rigidity of the form does not lend itself to North American taste in music where we must noodle. That noodling is part of the American experience. It is the basis for Rock, Jazz, Folk, Country, Blues and even Gospel. We feel the Spirit and we must express it immediately. This is different than obeying a rigid teacher who is locked into their own historical approach to a musical instrument that everyone can play differently.
The challenge is to play together in this form of drumming that borders on anarchy.
The solution is to address the downbeat, which is another American creation. The downbeat came out of the Jazz traditions. It is the beginning note of any phrase, the anchor note. If we use the deep note in the middle of the drum as a downbeat, then noodle at the edge, then repeat the downbeat in a steady manner, we create a groove that we are familiar with in the U.S. It is commonly called Rock ‘n Roll. And it is really the first World Beat.
I know that these ideas fly in the face of conventional drum training. I have been classically trained as a musician myself and I have had to “unlearn” a great deal to appreciate the simple beauty of what our culture of mixed people and styles has to offer the world of drumming here in the good old USofA.
If you would like me to come and teach your group let me know. buddy@buddyhelm.com
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Sun 20 Aug 2006
Drumming in Paradise
Filed under: Uncategorized, Healing drums – buddyhelm @ 5:16 am Edit This
Buddy Helm in the Florida Keys
I have been blessed by the drumming meditation process. I get to travel to exotic locals and drum with interesting people. Here, I am in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. This picture is from the first DVD about this unique form of drumming. The DVD is called Women’s Day Drumming with Buddy Helm. If you want a DVD, email me at buddy@buddyhelm.com
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Drumming and Laughing
Filed under: Uncategorized, Healing drums, Drum Group Etiquette – buddyhelm @ 6:30 pm Edit This
Drumming and laughing go together. If there is fear in the drumming group, don’t take it personally. Check out the drum leader, he may be playing from fear and anxiety himself-probably because he was traumatized by his teachers to play “Harder! Faster! Louder!” MOST people like to play at a moderate tempo and volume. Don’t let the Djembe Cowboys hijack your groove.
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Wed 16 Aug 2006
Helmtone Drum Therapy
Filed under: Uncategorized, Healing drums – buddyhelm @ 6:14 pm Edit This
The Helmtone Drum therapy is a form of rhythmic healing that is quick, safe, efficient and personally empowering. Any type of drum can be used but we use beautifully carved Djembes from Ghana, Africa.
Since this is a newly renovated web page and blog we are constructing as fast as possible.
email us at buddy@buddyhelm.com
or call us at the Santa Monica store, Seasons
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The interest is very strong.
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1. 2006-8-25 @ 6:08:14 pm [ Edit - Delete - Unapprove ]
Cyndy ( lux1@tampabay.rr.com / ) (IP: 24.173.128.134 )
Hi Buddy !
I’m remembering the first time I attended one of your drumming workshop in Florida, about a year ago. Before the workshop, you could have never convinced me that drumming could have any influence over my health or my belief sytem… but it did.
I had forgotten that I am a rhythmic woman. The deep bass note opened my heart and I have been having the sweetest journey since that first drumming day. I am well, I am peaceful, I am creative, and I know nothing under heaven can stop the progress of my soul on this journey.
Through your teachings I am remembering so many things… like, that love begins with my ability to look at myself in the mirror with love; this love has continued to grow and now I can look at another with love. That growth has lead me to your HelmTone Drum Therapy. I am studying with you so that I can heal myself and help others to heal and unravel the false beliefs that hold us down, keep us prisoner, steal our energy and leave us weak and vulnerable.
Besides that, I’m having the time of my life drumming with friends and finding new places to share the groove.
Buddy you are the drumming mystic and philosopher! Thank you so much.
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- Cyndy
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