Ritual Drumming: Evoking the Sacred through Rhythms of the Spirit

This CD presents a sampling of spiritual drumming featuring the conga, shekerai, Middle Eastern dumbekei, Ashanti talking drum (djun-djun), bodhran, trap tom, mridangam, Senegal and Ivory Coast djembes, Haitian agogo, and Chinese finger drum as well as a variety of other percussion instruments. Louis Martinié and Mishlen Linden of the group Drumspeak, which focuses on the sacred aspects of drumming, play festival and ritual pieces as well as compositions for use in trance and personal meditation.