MLK Celebration
Every January in Ashland, Oregon there’s a celebration for Martin Luther King and the ideals of civil rights, inclusion and social justice through non-violence, compassion and courage. For this event I’ll be peforming taiko with Sue Lundquist of Hand in Hand Drumming on West African and Afro-Cuban drums, and Brent Florendo and Dancing Spirit Ensemble on Native American percussion. We had our first rehearsal today and we had so much fun! We’ll only have to perform for about 15 minutes, but we’ve begun to develop way more than 15 minutes worth of music. This is going to be really great, these guys are really cool people and musicians, and I hope to collaborate more with them after the MLK celebration.
Nice work, amigo! It sounds like a fantastic event. Hopefully someone will get a recording of the show and post it online somewhere!
Kelvin, you might see me and Laura there.