Chris Stromquist, the Kultur Shock drummer, lives in New York and also plays in Slavic Soul Party.
But athletes should not remind us about the hum-drum lives we lead as compared with their lives -- the lives of the rich and famous.
Now 20, Drummer lives with him in St. Anne's transitional housing apartment building.
Afghanistan keeps giving me déjà vu back to the old British Indian Raj, and flashbacks to those wonderful epic films of the Raj, "Drums," "Lives of a Bengal Lancer," and "Kim".
It was soundtracked by Senegalese percussion troupe Sing Sing Rhythms, who played traditional Saba drums live.
Her current EP, Ultraviolet, seals the deal: it's an exuberant but pensive riot of pounding drums, live instrumentation and just enough electronic flourishes to give it a modern edge, combined with some truly extraordinary songwriting.
Karaoke, a combination of the Japanese words for "empty" and "orchestra," was conceived in 1971 when Daisuke Inoue, a mediocre drummer living in Kobe, invented a machine that produced five minutes of singalong time for less than a dollar.
He made it by playing acoustic drums live, then adding some piano, some "textural recordings of rocks and wood," and some cello by Leila Bordrueil.
While lead singer Julie Budet delivered energetic doses of French quirkiness backed up by GrandMarnier drumming live and on a drum machine, their limpid set ultimately felt a little too low-energy to close out the outdoor portion of the festival.
3. (4:48) Rain Again (Live at Drum Logos) – Live recording.
Bonga is a traditional Haitian drummer who lives in Brooklyn.
