Djembe Therapy. It’s Good For What Ails You. I Promise.

Last updated on: July 23, 2015 at 6:30 pm by Joseph Susanka

Djembe Therapy. It’s Good For What Ails You. I Promise. 2015-07-23T18:30:20-06:00 Joseph Susanka

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I’ve been saving this one for a while, but I decided to bust it out today for no particular reason except that I love it and it makes me smile every time I see it and I’m all about the smiles right now.

Oh, and also because James got to play a djembe with the wonderful folks at Primary Children’s Hospital’s musical therapy center, Sophie’s Room. He was particularly excited when he figured out that the center of the drum made a dramatically different sound than the edges. Spent the next 15-20 minutes on a couple of the drums, tapping out slight variations on a fairly complex rhythmic theme. And he loved every minute of it. (Must run in the family.)

This scene is from 2007’s The Visitor, a fine little film for which I have a particular fondness because it allows long-time character actor Richard Jenkins to take a much-deserved starring role. (The film itself is not available from any of the subscription services, but can be rented fairly easily.)

http://youtu.be/Mx0hcxP9T2Y

The only problem with that clip? It’s too short. So here’s another:

https://youtu.be/gY2DEQ7QD4s**Attribution(s):**photo credit: Djembes via photopin (license)

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