I feel like such a heel.. such a git!!  All this time I've lived in the DC/MD/NVA area, and I've never HEARD of this apparently decades-long, WEEKLY tradition!  It's an event that's been happening (pracitcally) right under my nose!!  -In my own back yard; and I was clue free!! 
I've been hungering for drum circles since they left the Maryland Renaissance Festival, hankering for them since Starwood, and yearning for more of them since my first exposure to them yeeeeears ago as I was a child.. and they've been happening EVERY SUNDAY in DC for what I've learned to be about the last 30 years -just minutes away- and I had NO idea!!??  :(((((  ..Duuude, what a loss!!!  O.O

I wonder if my mother ever knew...  I bet not.. 'cause I imagine she'd have gone to it, or have taken me there if she knew- since I'm such a big fan...  (Just called her and checked.  Nope.  She had no clue.  She was like "why would I know about that sort of thing, Renae?" *lol*)

Man.. I have two doumbeks / darboukas which I adore, but neither of which have barely ever been played... 
But all of that stops now.  :) 

Now the only question to ask is:

Would anybody like to join me this Sunday, at the upper level of Meridian Hill Park (a.k.a. Malcolm X Park, where all the stone benches are) for a bit of drumming and dancing- in a circle? ;D  I have an extra drum I'd be happy to share- and Lord knows I'll probably do some dancing as well as drumming... ^_^

For more info, you can see the Wikipedia article on the place & the tradition here, as well as a bit more here and here

Methinks I'll be there @ about 3:30.  How 'bout you??

Love and hugs to All,
Nae  (The Soon-to-be-Weekly Drummah n' Dancah. ;D)
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