Arthur Hull, Drums of Passion and Bill of Music Rights 8/26

     Reading the interview between Hull and Babatunde Olatunji was interesting because of how Olatunji describe the drum facilitators as peacemakers. I had never thought of drumming as something that could unite a community in a positive way. It keeps the African culture alive and brings people together to share the cultural history together. Rhythm being the center of life was a new concept as well. Thinking about every day life with a pulse/beat to it gives me a whole new perspective on my daily routines.

     I love the Drums of Passion music. The way the drummers fit their unique patterns in with everyone else's makes the music flow together as if the instruments are giving each other compliments. The chanting/singing in the background is very interesting too.

     In the Music Bill of Rights, I found that the last article intrigued me the most. Looking at life as sending out vibrations with everything we do makes every action have a new meaning. I'm not just doing something but I am sending out either negative or positive energy with my decisions.

     There were many similarities in the points made in the different Author's articles. The biggest overlap I found was the last article of the Bill of Music Rights and the Rhythmaculture Article was the connection to vibrations. The Bill of Music Rights states that "In improvisation as in life, we must be responsible for the vibrations we send one another. In the Rhythmaculture article, Authur Hull connects rhythm to the structure of life and that rhythm is the vibrations of life. Both authors portray vibrations as how we express ourselves.