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Drum Role
THE BEAT IS BACK!
» Thursday 10 June 2010 | 5 pm
» Bohemian Café, 524 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna
An informal afternoon hour showcasing ideas
and people in the Okanagan creative economy. Join us and reacquaint yourself with the role of the drum as local musicians Trevor Saloum, Jadel Menard, Phillip Reed and Yamabiko Taiko share their love for the compelling percussion style.
» $2 at the door. Refreshments are available at a modest cost.
» Seating is limited, please reserve yours HERE
Musicians Present the Heartbeat of Music. Drum Role, Please!
The beat of the drum: it is as ancient as the first strike of stone on stone, mortar on pestle, stick on stretched skin. The drumbeat mimics that first heartbeat sound to our newly formed ears and brain, its continual meter ingrained from the very beginning of our awareness. It is the measure of our first memories, of "pat-a-cake" and nursery rhymes. A march to its beat asserts courage and resolve. Tentative feet move irresistibly to its rhythms as they wander through their first steps on the dance floor. The beat of the drum can be a call in the dark across distances ... and also the reassuring response.
On Thursday, June 10th at 5 pm the ongoing weekly Okanagan Institute Express series at the Bohemian Café, Kelowna - presents Drum Role: The Beat Is Back!. Join us and reacquaint yourself with the role of the drum as local musicians Trevor Saloum, Jadel Menard, Phillip Reed and Yamabiko Taiko share their love for the compelling percussion style.
Throughout the world the drum has been the first instrument of every culture. It is the anchor of the dance, from the slow, steady seduction of oriental dance to the frenetic excitement of the tarantella. Its intricate patterns of drumbeats carry with them the flavour of their culture of origin. They reverberate to the soul of a people; they echo the rhythms of their lives.
 Trevor Salloum is a talented local musician, teacher and writer. Trevor Salloum is a percussionist, author and teacher who has conducted workshops and performed internationally for over 25 years. Salloum studied music at York University (Toronto) and Escuela Nacional de Arte (Cuba). He has studied with some of the great Cuban masters including Changuito, Enrique Pla, Roberto Vizcaino, Cutumba and Los Munequitos de Matanzas.  His studies of percussion have taken him to Brazil, Cuba and the Middle East. He leads two Okanagan Valley bands - Major Mambo and The Trevor Salloum Group. He has performed with Pat Labarbera, Armando Peraza, Alex Acuña, Jane Bunnett, Campbell Ryga, Ross Taggart, Brad Turner, Dee Daniels, Tommy Banks and Ian McDougall. He is a best selling author of Fun with Bongos/CD, Afro-Latin Polyrhythms/CD, Afro-Cuban Rhythms, The Art of Bongo Drumming DVD. and The Art of Arabic Drumming DVD. He and fellow musician, Jadel Menard, are two members of the newly formed drumming group, ALTARAB. They will introduce the audience to some of the history and rhythms of Middle Eastern music.
 Phillip Reed is a fourth year arts student at UBCO where he is finishing a B.A. Cultural Studies. He has been a member of Yamabiko Taiko since 2004. Over the years Philip has honed his drumming skills and has learned to play the bamboo flute. He is one of their core members, has played hundreds of performances, and helps lead workshops for other aspiring drummers.
Yamabiko Taiko is the Okanagan's only Japanese drumming group. Yamabiko means "mountain echo" and taiko means "big drum". This group was started in 2003 by Eri Uchida, a high school student from Japan, who taught them the skills and artistry that have propelled them to be one of the most dynamic and sought-after performing groups in the valley.  While Eri has returned to Japan and now performs with the world-renowned Kodo, Yamabiko continues to perform throughout British Columbia and has been recognized for their cultural contribution by the National Association of Japanese Canadian Endowment Fund.
Join us to move to the music of these different drummers (or at least tap your feet!), it's certain no one will be still in their seat! You won't want to miss this beat!
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE CLICK HERE
Drum Role: The Beat Is Back! takes place at the Bohemian Café, Kelowna. This marks the 142nd event the Okanagan Institute has held since the Express series got underway in July 2007.
Express is directed, convened and hosted by Doug Hodgkinson, Karen Close, Edward McLean, Neil McKay and Jan Kennett. It has played host to many Okanagan luminaries, including former deputy secretary general of Amnesty International Derek Evans, artists Lee Claremont and Gary Pearson, BC Book Award nominee Don Gayton, CBC Literary prize winner poet Harold Rhenisch, distinguished editor and author Jim Taylor, poet laureate and professor John Lent, creative entrepreneur Nikos Theodosakis, animator and filmmaker Jim Cliffe, community activist Don Elzer, dancer David LaHay, architect Jim Meiklejohn, culinary artist and writer Heidi Noble, broadcaster Marion Barschel and many others from a wide range of creative fields.
The Okanagan Institute is a group of creative professionals that has gathered around the goal of providing events, publications and services of interest to enquiring minds in the Okanagan. We partner with individuals, organizations, institutions and businesses to achieve optimal creative and social impact.
Our mission is to ignite cultural transformation, catalyze collaborative action, build networks and foster sustainable creative enterprises. We invite the participation by all members of the creative community.
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