The Whole Music Experience

World Will Clipman Myths & Masks (DVD/Educational) Will Clipman/Independent Will Clipman, master drummer/myth-maker/educator is the busiest musician I know.   If he’s not touring with R. Carlos Nakai’s band in Russia, appearing in concert in Phoenix, or recording with any of the Canyon Records musicians, he’s educating children about global cultures.   His educational DVD Myths & Masks features homemade percussion instruments, homemade masks and poetic myths about tribal people in Africa, Australia, and the American Southwest.   The purpose of Clipman’s delightful DVD revolves around representing humanity through stories that unite us and define this great blue planet where we reside. Clipman opens his concert with a djembe solo which sets the mystical space where Clipman shares his global myths.   With each masks representing Burkina Faso, the Australian Aborigines, the Kalihari Bushmen and the Pima Indians Clipman transforms i...

The Elders Speak (Spoken Words) Gourd Woman & Eagle Heart *** My Relatives Say (Spoken Word) Mary Louise Defender Wilson (Gourd Woman) Makoche This review is from Cranky Crow Whole Music Native Americans as well as, traditional storytellers call their stories teachings. These teachings are for people of all ages. Children who are learning the ways of the world, learn to be courteous, respect their elders and help their parents. They learn how to be honorable people in their community. Adults that listen to these stories, relearn childhood lessons or glean new wisdom to help them master their spiritual and material lives. A talented storyteller will create new worlds for their listeners to enter and to experience. The storytelling experience is light-years away from any program that appears on television. A listener must create their own images and take to heart the lessons presented in the stories. It is interactive. While there are numerous talented Native American storytel...