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kulturali ta' l-Afrika, il-Mediterran u l-Amerika Latina u maħsub biex jiġbor fondi għall-proġetti tal-Grupp għat-Tielet Dinja. Dan il-proġett issa magħluq.
Ritmi - The Concert (March, 2002)
New Fair-Traded Djembes Now in Malta
Many
of you have asked us about the possibility of buying fair-traded,
quality djembes. Over the past few months we found a reliable partner
who can provide us with quality, well-priced, fair-traded djembes.
The good news is that the djembes made in Ghana that we ordered some weeks ago have now arrived. They are:
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rather large (13" x 24", or 32c, x 60cm);
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they have an extra curve, and their extra long black rope makes tuning very comfortable.
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The wood ("Funtumia Elastica") is strong and the rings and skin fit smoothly.
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The producers say that these djembes have a "clear sound"; perhaps it would be fairer to say that they have an excellent sound.
These new djembes cost Lm65. All proceeds are in aid of the established local NGO Third World Group.
These djembes are being imported by the Third World Group's fund-raising project called Ritmi through the fair trade cooperative Koperattiva Kummerc Gust that runs the world shop L-Arka at 306, St. Paul's Street, Valletta. (2124 4865)
For more information about fair trade in Malta please visit the website of Koperattiva Kummerċ Ġust at http://www.maltaforum.org
Ara wkoll:
Djembe-producing communities in Ghana
The role of Fair Trade in djembe-production in Ghana
Fund-Raising Drum Circle Workshops with Renzo Spiteri
On Saturday, 18 January, 2003,
percussionist Renzo Spiteri (picture by
Gaby Giacchino)
will be leading a new set of ten
one-hour drum circle workshops for adults at St. James Cavalier. The
participants will be playing the “djembe”, a traditional West African
drum. Participants can choose between two groups, one starting at 10.00am
and the other at 11.15am. [Full
Article]
Adrian Grima
It-18 ta’ Frar, 2003
"Our feelings and behaviours towards life develop as a result of what happens constantly to us and around us. It is said that our dreams, visions and feelings are what makes us human. Unfortunately in our Western civilised culture, since our childhood, we are continuously trained to hide them."
Eric Edmond Van Monckhoven
Il-Protagonisti
Moussé Ndiaye f'Malta (Frar-Marzu 2002)
Il-Proġett "Ritmi"
Sħab fil-Proġett
Fl-Isfond
helpline 151
Léopold
Senghor on "Rhythm": It
is the thing that is most perceptible and least material. It is the
archetype of the vital element. It is the first condition and the hallmark
of Art, as breath is of life: breath, which accelerates or slows, which
becomes even or agitated according to the tension in the individual, the
degree and the nature of his emotion. This is rhythm in its primordial
purity, this is rhythm in the masterpieces of Negro art, especially
sculpture. It is composed of a theme - sculptural form – which is set in
opposition to a sister theme, as inhalation is to exhalation, and that is
repeated. It is not the kind of symmetry that gives rise to monotony;
rhythm is alive, it is free.... This is how rhythm affects what is least
intellectual in us, tyrannically, to make us penetrate to the spirituality
of the object, and that character of abandon which is ours is itself
rhythmic.
(from Black Skin, White Masks, by Frantz Fanon [1952])ritmu - aċċent meqjus tat-taħbit u t-taħrik tal-kliem f'versi, tal-battuti f'muzika; tabtib, tektik, bil-kadenzi skond l-aċċenti tal-metrika; temp, ftit jew wisq skond xi ordni, fit-taqsim intern ta' fenomeni diversi; eż. Ir-ritmu tal-ħajja, ta' l-iżvilupp industrijali eċċ.
Erin Serracino Inglott
L-Arka, 306, Triq San Pawl, Il-Belt Valletta. Tel. 2124 4865 - ritmi@maltaforum.org
