Sample of Forth Coming CD
"Udonga Dreams"
World Improv Jazz, Blues, and
other Percussion Concepts:
The ceramic Sax, Udu, Udonga and Bamboo Flute are featured through-out. 90% of the instruments heard... I play.
_____________________________________________
2008 Podcast Interview
From the Southern Federation of Artist:
Hannah Leatherbury interviews Charles “Wsir” Johnson about the necessity of knowing how to repair and create his own instruments while living in a rural community:
http://podcast.southarts.org/SAFEpisode34.mp3
The music right before the interview is the Akonting, Udonga, flute, ceram-a-sax and Udu together...
___________________________________________________________
Storytelling:
Volume 1:
"stories about drum adventures"
(sound Bites ciming soon)
"Come and take a trip and find out how these special stories tell about thier drums and how the drums tell thier stories"
Intro
1. Baobab Tree
2. The Guinea fowl and hawk make a talking drum.
3. Omi and the Lions drum
4. How Anasi got a small waist.
5. Two drummers who meet by chance
6. "I have a Dream" (a drummers chant)
7. Osebo's Drum
8. Kwanzaa gets a drum (adbdapted)
ending message
This CD is dedicated with special thanks to my Male/female spirited mentors Baba Karim Jamal and Diane Williams and to drummers and teachers everywhere in the world!!!
Musical Instruments I used on
"Drum Tales":
Djembe, Udu's, Undongas, congas, ddunno, ashiko, tabla, bongos, frame drums, sansa, balaphones, kora, Fula flute, and the kitchen sink of percussion instruments.
To keep updated on my MUSIC list join today
, "Sign up for our newsletter to receive information about upcoming sales and events. Don't worry: we will not sell or give your e-mail address to any other company. Look for your first newsletter to arrive in your Inbox within one month."
sign-up coming soon
All Rights Reserved "Wsir"