{"product_id":"remembering-your-ancestral-fire-paperback","title":"Remembering Your Ancestral Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy teaching djembe, M. Taylor, a biracial American male, has learned how others learn and understand. He has become a better communicator and more in tune with the fleeting nature of awareness. Whether or not you want to play djembe, this book will teach you the importance of practice-musical, spiritual, or otherwise-how to be in the present, and how to transcend who you are to become who the village needs you to be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDjembe is an incredible teacher. What might it teach you? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIT IS OFTEN SAID WHEN THE STUDENT IS READY, THE TEACHER WILL COME. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is how Taylor found answers about who he was, partially not knowing he sought them. The teachers came in the form of the West African djembe, a goblet-shaped drum, it's rich culture, music and dance, and the culture-bearers who bestowed upon Taylor its secrets, tradition, and life's rhythm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRemembering Your Ancestral Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, Taylor shares how he first became fascinated by the djembe, his struggles and adventures in learning it, and how it led him to an incredible career as a promoter of West African music that has brought him to six continents and led him to teaching others of all ages and backgrounds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough this fascinating, personal, musical, and spiritual journey, Taylor shares stories about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife before the West African djembe entered his life \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy \u003c\/em\u003edjembe entered his life \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis numerous trips to Africa \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe role of ancestors (his and others) in his life trajectory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis unique perspective from being biracial \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories we tell ourselves that limit our perception \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47675848425693,"sku":"9781943333233","price":43.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/wz7CYRqbze9781943333233.webp?v=1773955144","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/remembering-your-ancestral-fire-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}