Rhythms of Resistance Manchester: National Antiwar march

Monday, 25 September 2006

National Antiwar march - 23rd September

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

National Antiwar march - 23rd September
Rhythms of Resistance bands across the UK fused into a 50-piece samba band that injected the antiwar demonstration with energy and passion. The samba activists dynamically took the streets of Manchester to say No to War.
Peace Now!
"With the rhythms of samba in our hearts, we vision a multi-coloured explosion of political expression" (International RoR Sambista)

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Click here for an Indymedia entry and pics
Another Indymedia entry (with pics)
A video too
And another video

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How to tune drums
Here are some websites with info on how to tune your drums:http://members.cox.net/drum/surdos04.htm#tuning http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eprof.sound/index.html http://www.drummingweb.com/tuning.htmAlso here's a page on how to make your own surdo! wow!http://sambaattac.gmxhome.de/DrumBuilding/Drumbuilding.htm

Getting a warm sound from the surdo

If your surdo does not sound very mellow/bass like, and has that tinny sound, then put a nappa on it. With a nappa you can get a very warm sound.Basically a nappa is a piece of material (like fake leatherette) that you can put ontop of the drum's head. You can buy nappas from drum shops (they come in different sizes so just note the size of your drum head), or you can easily make your own:1. buy some leatherette from the fabric shop2. unscrew the surdo rods to release the drum head.3. put the drum head on the leatherette and draw its outline to make sure you cut it the right size. (draw around the head's metal ring to ensure the nappa is big enough to be held down by the drum ring -i.e. the ring that holds the head down- but not too big to make the drum look like it has a table cloth on top!)4. put the head back on the surdo shell5. place the nappa on top of the head,6. put the ring ontop of the nappa and screw the rods back on7. tune the drum(Make sure the nappa is covering the head that you hit!)easy and cheap! and what a warm sound it makes!

Notes

Napa (Nappa) Sometimes called "Napa leather".

This is a drum head with two layers, the inner one of thin Mylar, the outer of a thick vinyl/cloth combination called Naugahyde. There is no actual leather in a napa drumhead.drum headA membrane of natural or artificial materials that produces the sound for most drums through vibration. (basically it's the part you hit!)

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Monday, 25 September 2006

National Antiwar march - 23rd September

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