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	<title>DrumHippy's Blog</title>
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	<description>World Percussionist and Drummer</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>More DrumDogs</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2007/10/23/more-drumdogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Drum Info</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far our group has worked out well! We have 5 regular members and we have done several gigs already! We are also working on a CD that should be ready soon! I really wish we had it ready before our last gig, but we will for the next one!
Here is a pic of us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Band</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2007/08/04/new-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Drum Info</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we have finally done it! Originally I was in the process of creating a drum ensemble called Fire on High, but that didn&#8217;t happen due to other commitments, time, and other obstacles. But now with the help of members of GoroGoro, we formed a separate drum ensemble called DrumDogs!
DrumDogs are an ensemble of world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Successful Show!</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2007/03/24/another-successful-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Drum Info</category>
	<category>Rants/Raves/Reviews</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday, after weeks of busting a beat and practices, we performed to a crowd of almost 100 people at a well known dance studio in San Diego. We rocked! Yes, I am tooting our own horn!
We played 5 songs and had such a wonderful response from the crowd, we played an encore. Now these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mardi Gras in San Diego!</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2007/02/24/mardi-gras-in-san-diego/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WOW! Who needs to go to New Orleans? Last night our drum group drummed in a parade for Mardi Gras, celebrating Fat Tuesday before Lent. What a blast!
The entire flavor of the Mardi Gras was all emcompassing in downtown San Diego starting at 8:00pm. Although the parade was a mere six blocks, the crowd and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain Rhythm Drums</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/08/mountain-rhythm-drums/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[                                    Mountain Rhythm Drums
&#8220;We have a passion for the beats. We are inspired by great percussionists and the unbridled&#8230;
Begins the welcome page of this site. Mountain Rhythm drums are unique, well-made and have incredible sounds. Excerpt from the Circle Series Djembe:
The djembe is a powerful drum indigenous to Africa that offers amazing low bass tones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drum Circle Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/08/drum-circle-etiquette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Drum Info</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I go to drum circles, I have gone either by myself or with friends and I have noticed a trend to those who participate in drum circles. You have a wide variety of drummers and non-drummers attending, some of whom can be quite disruptive and annoying! So I have listed below some examples of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Lazzaro - Voices from Middle Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/07/frank-lazzaro-voices-from-middle-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General Drum Info</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First posted on Rhythmic Artists Magazine - San Diego, CA (October 1, 2006) 
Frank Lazzaro is a well known San Diego percussionist, who’s styles are as varied as the drums he plays. We had a little chat with Frank, and shared his life and love of hand drums and world music with us.

RAm: Frank! Thank you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>101 Drum Circle Rhythms For The Hand Drum - Review</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/07/101-drum-circle-rhythms-for-the-hand-drum-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/07/101-drum-circle-rhythms-for-the-hand-drum-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[2.5 hours worth of 101 drum circle beats! That&#8217;s what this artist offers in a 2 CD set of various styles and beats for the drum circle.
Many times you sit there, staring into space, &#8216;what beat to do next?&#8217;. These CD&#8217;s offer you a wide variety of beats to choose from! Many are intermediate beats, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Drum Lesson 2 - Djembe Beats</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/06/short-drum-lesson-2-djembe-beats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/06/short-drum-lesson-2-djembe-beats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Drum Lessons</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We saw earlier some basics of where to place the hands on the djembe and what tones we can get from the drum. In many drum circles, you will hear very similar, generic beats. There are some drum circles, however, where they only prefer to play African beats, Afro-Cuban or Samba-reggae. 
I am not an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Short Drum Lesson - The Doumbek (Darbuka)</title>
		<link>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/06/a-short-drum-lesson-the-doumbek-darbuka/</link>
		<comments>http://www.drumhippy.com/blog/2006/12/06/a-short-drum-lesson-the-doumbek-darbuka/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Drum Lessons</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The darbuka, or doumbek, dumbek, zarb, tonbak, is a Middle-Eastern, goblet-shaped drum that has its roots in various countries such as Turkey, Arabic, Persia (Iran), and Egypt. Like the djembe, the doumbek has enjoyed a surge in interest all over the world, especially in the U.S. where the term &#8220;doumbek&#8221; is most popular.
Most often heard [...]]]></description>
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