Some find Djembe Bad

[michi]

i've said it before, the more i learn the more i realize i don't shit!!!

Yes, same here. It's as if I'm climbing a mountain and, periodically coming up over a rise only to see that there is a much larger mountain that was hidden from view. I guess it helps to keep me humble...

Cheers,

Michi.

[Djembe-nerd]

but the minute you start hating or discrediting him as a player or teacher, you are no better and probably worse than a person who puts him up on a pedestal. my opinion.

The haters should first excel and be better than him, teach better than him, then we can look into anyones reasons for discrediting.

We can't close anyones mouth, but can walk by the dogs, like an elephant does

in my experience with Mamady and TTM, i've run into all kinds of people from the bow down worshipers to the complete opposite

Well a sensible student shouldn't be either of them IMO.

If you worship him, you won't see the flaws (I don't say he has any, talking generally), or have preferences over what you need to intake, you will digest all, and have in digestion for other stuff.

If you are complete opposite, you will not take the good things that can help you and probably make you better.

You is plural in all above

[Carl]

one of my big bros told me early on that my goal should be to be able to play anything for anyone at anytime. that means dance class, drum jams, performances, upper guinea, wassolon, faranah, conakry, forest, bamako, burkina, ivory coast whatever. i've never lost sight of that even though my main masters are Malinke from Guinea.

This is some of the best advice you can give (or receive). On any instrument.

To quote Heinlein, "specialization is for insects"

On the other hand, I can appreciate specialization within the general breadth of learning. For example, striving for the list above, but specializing in the Wassolon region.

C