graj niebieski ton
werbla duszy obudź gniew
niewidoczny jest

przed aparatem: Natasza Soboń
za aparatem: Marcin Wiśnios

#portret #portraiture #portrait #fotograf #wisnios #lafemme #editorial #edytorial #haiku #drummer #drummergirl
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct9Lctio6Pv/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

With no disrespect to tradition or culture, I'm happy that I'm not obliged to set aside & avoid things I love because of them!

"Traditionally, the djembe is played only by men, as are the dunun that always accompany the djembe...Even today, it's rare to see women play djembe or dunun in W. Africa, & African women express astonishment when they do see a female djembe player." (Wikipedia article titled DJEMBE - citing information from a Philosophy Doctorate in Musicology dissertation submitted by Vera H. Wang to the University of Michigan 2010.

While I'm sad for any woman who's prevented from doing things she wants to do & hoping conditions change for them someday, I'm ALSO SO HAPPY to be an AMERICAN WOMAN in 2023 without legal or philosophical delineations preventing me from playing djembe with Gregg Hansen's Djembe Orchestras of Colorado!

Because a lot of the color of my life would go from vibrant and rich to dull and sallow!

#freedom #womensrights
#traditions #drummergirl

Ii can't believe it's already been 10 years since she passed away. Layne Redmond was a shining light. #drummergirl

https://www.layneredmond.com/When_the_Drummers_Were_Women.html

When a friend says something like this: "I saw this, thought of you, and I KNEW I had to get it for you because I KNEW you had to have it." No special occasion, no reason at all, just someone on the planet who has come to know and SEE you and thought of you at a random moment and then made your day with a totally out of the blue and unexpected PERFECT gift.

That happened to me on Friday when my sweet friend Gale KnifeChief gave me this shirt after class and she was beaming when she announced the sentiment I stated above..."Saw this...thought of you...HAD to get it for you." These "FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON" gifts always make my day (my week even!) I wore this shirt to class yesterday and everyone who saw it, apparently agrees with Gale...I DID need this shirt and it maybe WAS made for me! 😂😁

Thank you Gale. I just REALLY REALLY REALLY to infinity love it!

😍#lovedjembe #djembe #friends #drummergirl #drumfriends #unexpectedgift

A small break from photography for a second.

Here is my 10-yr-old daughter playing her drums!

https://youtu.be/z3XeU4OU7xw

#drum #drums #drummer #girldrummer #drummergirl #girlpower

#drummergirl im #wohnzimmer. Dank #roland drums möglich, ohne dass einen die #nachbarn killen 😃 #heute #musik

@hideki also, not enough #drummergirl