Photo by Emily O'Dell
Since I’m currently writing an article on Mali, I’ve been remembering my time in Mali–where I had the chance to study Sufism, drumming, and dance. While going through my photos from Mali today, I found this one of a man playing a drum for some of the children in the village–who responded with wiggles and giggles–and dancing…
The Creator wants us to drum. He wants us to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants. After all, we have already corrupted the world with power and greed…which hasn’t gotten us anywhere – now’s the time to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants.
— Babatunde Olatunji (Nigerian musician & activist)
