Remembering Your Ancestral Fire

<p>By 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. </p><p>Djembe is an incredible teacher. What might it teach you? </p><p><br></p><p>IT IS OFTEN SAID WHEN THE STUDENT IS READY THE TEACHER WILL COME. </p><p>That 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. </p><p>In <em>Remembering Your Ancestral Fire</em> 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. </p><p>Through this fascinating personal musical and spiritual journey Taylor shares stories about: </p><p>Life before the West African djembe entered his life </p><p><em>Why </em>djembe entered his life </p><p>His numerous trips to Africa </p><p>The role of ancestors (his and others) in his life trajectory </p><p>His unique perspective from being biracial </p><p>The stories we tell ourselves that limit our perception </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>