[RhythmAgogo] All Kinds of Stuff

Fri Jul 10 23:17:40 PDT 2015

Yo anyone still got room for one more? Nessland! Preferably leaving Thursday

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015, 9:52 PM Lauren Russell <laurutabaga at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm definitely in! I'm planning on making some shakers out of old cans
> Before we head up.
> Lauren
>
>
> On Friday, July 10, 2015, Corey M <swirl_cm at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>> I will pitch that we are a group, and willing. We are supposed to meet
>> the night before to find out. They may want me to use my steel pan, but I
>> will have my djembe there too. I was thinking that if we got together early
>> enough Thursday, we could run through. I will contact the drum circle
>> coordinators and offer our contribution.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 10, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Neil Jones <neil.edward.jones at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> What?! Amazing! Count me in. I'll be bringing my darbouka and a few other
>> noisemakers. Who else is going, and would you be interested?
>>
>> Carolyn or Corey, can you clarify: would it be correct to say we'd be
>> participating in this jam as individuals, and not as Rhythm Agogo? And
>> who's leading it?
>>
>> Neil
>> On Jul 10, 2015 2:51 PM, "Carolyn Doi" <caro.doi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey everyone! Thanks for the update, Neil.
>>>
>>> I just spoke with Corey and it sounds like there may be an opportunity
>>> for us to participate in a drumming jam in the main stage Thursday evening.
>>> Will send more info when I have it. But, maybe we can bring some drums up
>>> to ness? I'm definitely taking my djembe.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Caro
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 9, 2015, at 11:30 PM, Neil Jones <neil.edward.jones at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Welp, this is a bit of a long email. It's been a while!
>>>
>>> *Gigs:* Our second gig, at the We > Tar Sands rally and march on Sat,
>>> July 4th, went pretty damned well, if you ask me! I'm sure you've all seen
>>> the wonderful feedback from organizers and attendees alike that Carolyn has
>>> shared by now. Let's keep it up! Anyone have a lead on a potential next gig?
>>>
>>> *Rehearsals:* Last time, at Rhythm Agogo practice (read with TV
>>> announcer voice), the intrepid percussionists learned a new tune called
>>> Crazy Monkey. It's billed as "tricky" by RoR, the first such tune we've
>>> tried, and we pretty much nailed it. So that's pretty exciting! Here is the
>>> link to the music:
>>>
>>> https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/spip.php?page=resources-tunes-big&id_rubrique=42&lang=en.
>>>
>>>
>>> I won't be able to make it to the next few rehearsals, as my choir
>>> schedule has become suddenly and temporarily very demanding. I hope some of
>>> you will keep the momentum going!
>>>
>>> *Facebook Fanpage:* Carolyn created a page for us:
>>> https://www.facebook.com/RhythmAgogoYXE?fref=ts. Thanks Carolyn; you
>>> rock! I suggest we develop and add more content ("about us," photos,
>>> videos) before we start sharing or inviting widely. If anyone has any
>>> videos or photos, you can upload them to our Dropbox account; if you don't
>>> know how to do that, talk to me, or check my earlier email about it.
>>>
>>> *New Members: *Marina and Jay joined us this week. Welcome, dudes! I'm
>>> working on a few other friends who seem like likely joins at some point.
>>> Anyone else know anyone who might be down? I say invite away! (I should
>>> check: Anyone feel we should be keeping the membership closed at this
>>> point?)
>>>
>>> *Sambatoon Stuff: *Michelle confronted me at work today and we had a
>>> rather stressful talk about a number of things. I doubt she will ever
>>> forgive me, but maybe, just maybe, she will now leave us alone. One notable
>>> takeaway is her insistence that Sambatoon is “about respect;” she says she
>>> looked at the Rhythms of Resistance website, and was very upset by what she
>>> saw. Apparently she equates opposition to systems of oppression with
>>> disrespect toward human beings. Our philosophies, I’ve come to realize, are
>>> opposed enough to make argument counterproductive at best.
>>>
>>> The upshot of this is that it sounds like Sambatoon will never
>>> collaborate with Rhythm Agogo in any way. She seems opposed enough to what
>>> we are about that even cross-promotion, formal or informal, is probably out
>>> of the question. She did say, however, that she has no problem with anyone
>>> being involved in both Sambatoon and Rhythm Agogo. Hopefully that is true.
>>> For those interested in participating in Sambatoon, heads up that she has
>>> some new written policy that you have to read and sign in order to
>>> participate.
>>>
>>> *Rhythms of Resistance:* On that note, who thinks we should join
>>> Rhythms of Resistance, i.e. start calling ourselves a RoR band, ask them to
>>> link to our Facebook page (/possible future website), and connect and
>>> collaborate with other RoR ensembles? (Jana, are you still in touch with
>>> those folks in Toronto?) Here is the website again if you want to examine
>>> it more closely, which I highly encourage:
>>> https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/
>>>
>>> *Location:* Turning the Tide may be possible, but it`s still too early
>>> to tell. I think we could be looking at end of summer before it's known
>>> whether we could become a permanent fixture there. Anyone else have any
>>> leads?
>>>
>>> *Fundraising:* I believe a meeting to brainstorm a fundraising strategy
>>> is in the works. Stay tuned...
>>>
>>> Thanks for reading/skimming, amigos!
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
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