The Sharka Sessions Simon's latest loops project "The Sharka Sessions" is a collection of drum and percussion loops. The loops were sampled straight from the tracks of the Chaka Chouka…

Simon's music on Bandcamp   Simon's music is now available for streaming on Bandcamp. To visit his Bandcamp page click here.   On his page you'll find the following albums and tracks:…

Cultural connections 1 is part of a series of magazine articles I wrote for a specialist drumming magazine. It follows up on the post "learning music from different cultures" that you can read here.…

The song Mouna Eddrou sings Nongqongqo by Miriam Makeba. "Nongqongqo" means "to those we love" and was recorded in 1966 by Miriam Makeba. the song is a freedom song and "Nongqongqo" is the name of a…

  Youtube channel Simon has re-done his Youtube channel. You can visit it by clicking here.   The content On his channel you will find the following videos.   Moroccan beats on Latin…

  Le groupe Chaka Chouka est très content d'annoncer que leur titre "Tomorrow's Sun" passe actuellement sur la radio française "La Grosse Radio.com" section reggae. Pour trouver leur profile…

  Learning music from different cultures This post is a synthesis of one of a series of articles I wrote for "Drummer" magazine a few years ago. Originally aimed at (UK) drum kit players, the…

                Tbilat drums Firstly, how do we pronounce the name of these  tbilat drums? As we can see, the word "tbilat" is very similar to "tabla" and is…

  News and reviews for February 2021; well firstly, my very best wishes to everyone for 2021! Enough said about that really except that if ever my music and projects around it bring someone a…

    Gift Voucher for digital downloads now available!   Offering someone music is a great Xmas present or gift in general and a gift voucher for digital downloads is now available on…