His name is Erfan Hatami and he is a percussionist and a singer. Born in Iran he started to play “Tonbak”, which is one of the most important Persian percussions, when he was just 7 years old. Erfan has always performed as a percussionist with internationally renowned artists. He toured the world and since some […]
Tambor Percussion – Handmade percussions from a real percussionist.
“My mission is to ensure that any handcrafted instrument is possible to be made and accessible to everyone. The feeling of the musician with his instrument is important. It is a magic. And it is easier for the magic to come if you have in your hands not a simple object but a real […]
The Way of Drum (Part II) –
Interview with Giovanni Imparato (part II) In the last edition we dealt with the relationship between the drum and the earth, through the Cuba / Parthenope project with some hints on Afrocubanìa by Giovanni Imparato. percussionist, babalàwo initiated with the rule of Ifá, babalòsha “santèro” initiated at the regla de Òsha, olubatà initiated at the […]
The way of the drum – Parthenope-Cuba and Afrocubanìa – Interview with Giovanni Imparato
Part I In the last issue you have met ‘A Madonna d’ and Rrose, celebrated with a series of events and parades that involved the locals who participated by playing tammurriate and dancing in her honor. Now let’s go back to the 1st century BC. The poet Catullus, in the heartbreaking poem 63 of his […]