Drum Making Work

Logan Bell

Translator A AI

Summary

Drum Making Work explores the deep connections between cultural traditions, family relationships, and the craft of drum making. It reveals how this hands-on hobby becomes a powerful tool for passing down intergenerational knowledge and reinforcing communal identity. The book highlights how creating a drum is more than just a craft; it's a way to strengthen family bonds and preserve cultural heritage.

 
The book examines the practical aspects of drum crafting, the role of drums in family life and rituals, and the broader cultural context that gives these practices meaning. It uses ethnographic research, historical accounts, and interviews to illustrate how drums feature in celebrations, ceremonies, and even healing practices. By understanding the cultural significance of drums, families can strengthen their cultural connections.

 
Structured in four parts, the book progresses from basic techniques to exploring the cultural significance of drums. Drum Making Work offers insights into how families can engage with drum making to reinforce their cultural connections. This approach balances the hands-on aspect of crafts with the emotional depth of family relationships, offering practical advice and a celebration of shared experiences.

Available since: 02/27/2025.

Print length: 77 pages.

Other books that might interest you

Unified Airport Emergency Response

Sherif Khaled

The unified response to airport emergencies 
 represents the most advanced framework for managing incidents within the aviation environment, 
 where the tasks of firefighting, ambulance, security, ground operations, and airport management intersect 
 within one system that operates in full harmony during the critical seconds. 
In a world that depends on flight flow rate and passenger safety, 
 any delay or conflict between entities can turn into a large-scale threat. 
 Therefore, the unified response methodology comes to establish a shared operational language, 
 a clear chain of command, 
 and a precise distribution of roles 
 that ensures every team knows what to do, when to do it, 
 and how to integrate with others without any confusion. 
The system relies on principles:Unity of command to ensure one decision and one course of action.Unified information to reduce operational noise and speed up decision-making.Resource integration so that all units work as one force rather than separate entities.Critical-time management to ensure response within the golden seconds that determine success or failure. 
The unified response aims to raise the airport’s readiness, 
 reduce losses, 
 increase the ability to achieve early control of incidents, 
 and make every incident—regardless of its size—manageable with high effectiveness. 
This methodology is not just a theoretical framework, 
 but an operational system that builds an airport capable of facing the most dangerous scenarios efficiently, 
 and transforms the response from a reaction 
 into a calculated engineering process that protects lives and assets 
 and returns the airport to normal operations as quickly as possible.

Show book

Lifting Off - A Life in Freefall

Karen McLeod

An absorbing and often hilarious account of the author's 12 years as closeted cabin crew for British Airways.  It's a story of love, creativity and acceptance, the transformative power of lesbian love and more.  Told with the wit and verve that characterised her debut novel, Karen's memoir of flying as cabin crew offers a fascinating insight into the profound impact of long-haul life.  Having come out as a lesbian she is forced to go back in as colleagues advise her that it is not ok to be gay, unlike male cabin crew. Brimming with vertiginous loops and extreme globe-trotting, against a backdrop of exotic locations, hotel bars and nightclubs, Karen slowly unravels as the inability to truly be herself reverberates. This is the story of how Karen finally came into land. How she learned to look after herself and discovered her true strength. "Atmospheric and idiosyncratic, this is a memoir that entertains and emboldens" Observer

Show book

Log Cabin Block Basics Revised...

Jean Ann Wright, Janet Houts

The ultimate reference guide for the most popular block in quilting – log cabin blocks – in the perfect carry-along size! This handy, must-have booklet contains clear, step-by-step instructions, tips, and techniques for traditional log cabin blocks, half log cabin blocks, and courthouse steps log cabin blocks. Also included are 6 log cabin block variations, yardage requirements, cutting charts for 6", 8", 10", and 12" blocks, and 11 different setting ideas. Its compact size makes this go-to pocket guide great to keep in your project bag, so you'll never be without it! This revised edition includes new step-by-step photography with new fabrics, as well as 5 new setting ideas.

Show book

The Dark Ages Collection

David Hume, J. B. Bury, Edward...

Uncover the Truth of a World in Transition.

Often cast in the shadow of the Renaissance, the Early Middle Ages were a time of intense struggle, profound faith, and the forging of the modern world. This collection brings together authoritative historical accounts that strip away the myths of the "Dark Ages," revealing a sophisticated era of cultural synthesis where Roman, Christian, and Germanic traditions merged to create Western Civilization.

This collection explores the defining forces of the era:

The Collapse of an Empire: Analyze the internal decay and external pressures that led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the subsequent rise of the successor kingdoms.

The Age of Migrations: Trace the epic journeys of the tribes that redrew the map of Europe, from the forests of Germania to the shores of Britain and North Africa.

The Rise of the Cross: Explore how the church became the central stabilizing force of the continent, preserving ancient texts and providing a unified cultural framework.

Legendary Leaders and Warriors: Follow the rise of figures like Charlemagne and the seafaring Northmen, documenting the birth of the Holy Roman Empire and the expansion of the Viking world.

From the illuminated manuscripts of isolated monasteries to the fierce shield-walls of the battlefield, this collection offers a panoramic view of half a millennium of human history. It is an essential addition for any student of medieval studies, world history, and the roots of Western culture.

Step out of the shadows. Buy "The Dark Ages Collection" today and discover the foundation of the modern world.

Show book

Your Magical Garden

Clare Gogerty

Discover how to awaken the magic of the elements in your outdoor space through thoughtful planting, careful planning of features and simple spells and rituals.

Modern witchcraft is a nature-based discipline, harnessing the power of plants, the spirit of the land, the benefits of each season and the cycle of nature. Inspired by the Five Elements – Spirit, Air, Fire, Water and Earth – and based on author Clare Gogerty's own experience, Your Magical Garden will encourage you to look at your outdoor space with a witch's eye. Each chapter is based on one of the Five Elements and offers details about the element and its potency, how to work with it in your garden, what plants are associated with it, and corresponding remedies, rituals and spells. You will learn how to create spiritual features, such as a moon gate, leaf mandala, scrying pool and fire pit, as well as ways to care for nature, such as rewilding to create a haven for plants and wildlife. Discover the wonder of re-enchanting your garden, however small, and creating a place of contemplation, meditation and connection with the earth.

Show book

Stranded - Finding Nature in...

Maddalena Bearzi, Carl Safina

Marooned in LA by the pandemic, a marine biologist rediscovers the delights and wonders of the natural world in her own backyard. 
 
 
 
Conservationist and marine biologist Maddalena Bearzi made her career studying the wild creatures of the deep, but when COVID-19 made landfall on the California coast this seafaring scientist found herself shuttered up ashore, her wide blue world constricted by pandemic lockdown. Never good at sitting idle, she despaired at the confines of her Los Angeles flat—until she began to find wonder in the wilderness of her own backyard. 
 
 
 
Stranded charts Bearzi's discovery of both rapture and resilience in the unsung wildlife of urban LA. With a green thumb and a canine sidekick, she finds as much to marvel at in her garden's singing blackbirds, night-blooming cacti, and industrious wasps as in the whales, dolphins, and sea lions at the center of her maritime adventures. Discovering in the quotidian an antidote to the grief occasioned by captivity and climate chaos, Bearzi reveals how each of us can take heart, find courage, and discover inspiration in the thrumming systems of life that surround us. With a scientist's precision and a poet's instinct, she invites us to look at, listen to, and revel in the everyday grandeur of the natural world—and to embrace, with urgency, our responsibility to sustain it.

Show book