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Photo Show from the Old Days
90's
Rolling on a Historical Drumcircle
Pic by Karl Wenn
After Hours Crowd
Black Light Kelly
Another Cover from one of our Yearly Release's
The Cover of our 1999 Cassettee Release
Wednesday Night Long Ago....
We're waiting for YOU....
Gary
In Memory of Tom Rose
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Rene'
Jose' in the Fire..............
Michelle....
Maharupa....
Burning Man Wil from Santa Cruz............
"El Bongo" Darrel
Kelly and Ella....
Sarah
Gathering together for a special occasion
Chase....
Jimson....
Ray and Marley...........
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George on the Conga's
Mike from North Dakota....
The Sax player....
Wil way above the lake......
Summer and Flash
Jon at the Ruins.................
Willie...........Lakota Sioux
Ray....
Lotus Belt
Poppa aka "Your Dog"
Asta
Goheeta.............
Nadine comes to Sunday
Kevin and the Esraj
Linda from the North..............
Carol.... the famous Tap Dancer
Chuck
Keio
Hands of the Lotus
Warming the Drum....Tom and Kelly
Orlando and friends heading to the Gig
As Wil and I circled our tracks again, Lost, we relized we were being followed....I wear a size 10
Drum Circle Elders
About Me
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- Rene' Ardesch
- Thanks to all my friends who inspire me to do great things in my way and with my timing.
13 comments:
OK, you are wierding out on us. Any married folks in that group? Bet no.
Oh contrare! Almost all of the slightly older ones are married! HA!
I had to laugh. What are you people trying to prove? It reminds me of a bunch of wierd hippies out of the 60's. I thought those days were over. I think you should all grow up. Too strange
Yes Anon-a-mouse u r 2 strange...I shot this video and I love the people in it and I love dancing,making music,and being with open minded souls....I'm not sure if u r old and bitter or young and boring but I am sure that u r Judge-mental....This video shows young and older people enjoying life in the moment....That is a tribal activity that has and will go on forever...Has nothing to do with the 60's or hippies...U say grow up? I say wake up....This is not about style or fashion but I don't think u can get your narrow mind around that....I have nothing to prove least off all to u....If u think Dancing and drumming is dated check out burning man ...One more thing if u r someone who has been to our drum circle don't be an Anon-a-mouse and if u just surfed in to be negative find another blog to haunt...Peace and Love...Maharupa
Maharupa,
Let me start by saying that I am NOT the "anonymous" in the prior comment. I do however think I'll stay anonymous also just because of the purely nasty nature of your comments! While you sign off "peace and love", I'm not buying it. You resort to name-calling and vituperative comments. You state you have nothing to prove. If that were true, you would have felt no need to reply to "Anonymous" comment. As to your video, from a technical standpoint it stinks. Peace and Love. . . . Anon
Hey Eddie let me start by saying that after rereading
my post it may have come off a wee bit nasty...Forgive me...that
is not my nature...i was reacting to the tone and name-calling
of the anonymous posts...I'm glad your not buying peace and
love it's not 4 sale....Technically the video is what it is
just me trying to catch the evening from a dancers view...As far
as the ideas behind what i wrote i stand by the thoughts expressed...Thanks
for the word"vitupertive" i was pretty sure i knew what
it meant but i looked it up anyway...Maharupa
Dear Maharupa,
I have to agree with anonymous. This whole thing reminds me of a group wanting to be something they are not. There seems to be an attempt to emulate something near eastern possibly the Indian sub-continent. particularly the women with their insane grotesque movements. They would be better served by taking an American modern dance class. The only thing lacking here is a cobra coming out of a basket. On a more positive note - the group does seem to lack inhibitions. Or maybe that is not so positive.
Anonymous
Maharaaja Djoramnd
P.S. in Sikh Maharupa means twig
Thank you Maharupa for sharing this video, my dad always would tell me about the magic of the drum circle and he was right the sound was awesome and I loved watching him play with that big smile on his face. The drum circle was a big part of his life and he loved making music.
Love,
Kim (AKA toms daughter)
Dear Maharaaja Djoramnd
Thank you very much for your comment.I really do understand where u r coming from,Your tradition,Your culture....As a group of folks coming together to dance and play music i don't think we r trying to be other than what we are....If you can provide the cobra I'm sure we can come up with a basket...I like the way u say" On a more positive note - the group does seem to lack inhibitions. Or maybe that is not so positive". Speaking only for myself I'm dealing with that 2 edged sword all the time...Anyway God bless U...Your friend"the twig"
Kim Thanks 4 your kind words...I also take great pleasure in seeing Your Dad in the video doing what He clearly loved doing...We r fortunate We have this to help in keeping His spirit/memory alive.
Much Love Maharupa
OK, my turn. The comments generated by this whole thing are quite funny. I'm not sure if I'm reading it right, but if I am there is something of a battle of perception going on here. Being American Indian, Native American or whatever the current politically correct term is, and having lived in true Indian territory, I know that real "tribal cultures" don't appreciate wanna-bees. To venture that one is "part Indian" is not well received unless one is ENOUGH Indian to be considered blood. Sitting in on the rituals of a tribe or treating it as entertainment are not tolerated. I suspect this to be true in other tribal cultures. For a group to call itself a "tribe", refer to their music as "tribal", etc., when it clearly is not, is insulting to the groups being emulated. I suspect that insulting is the last thing the drum circle is trying to be. One can only find sadness in a need to find whatever it is this group seeks, be that friendship, culture, art, release or some other gift, through shallow imitation of traditions held holy and steeped in centuries of family and tribal history. I would suggest a return to your own roots to find what you are longing to reach.
With all due respect i do think your reading this wrong.What i see on the video is people playing all types of drums and different instruments more like a free form jam.They seem happy and i don't think they mean any offence with the use of the word Tribe
As a long time member of this 'tribe', I have been blessed with a sense of community sorely, sorely lacking in this 'modern' world. I do consider myself tribal in my desires for community and that that desire extends to the environment as well.
I agree with the statement regarding wanna-bes as individuals searching for something missing from their lives. Sometimes those people find their way to the Kaweah River Drum Circle and other times a kinship is almost instantly recognized. That is cause for celebration. If those wanna-bes find a small solace in their experience with us, then that is cause as well. With so much negativity in the world, I am not surprised that some of it would land here on these pages. It always has found us and we have persevered.
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