Books
Kalani has written over nine books on a variety of topics, including how to play the Congas, Bongos, Djembe, and a variety of hand percussion instruments. His award-winning, Together in Rhythm, describes the Developmental Community Music approach to music making and comes with a DVD. The West African Drum & Dance curriculum features 20 progressive lessons that teach students how to create traditional West African music, dance and song in a village-style performance. All Kalani’s books are clear, concise, and suitable for beginners and advanced musicians. Click on a title below to review and purchase any book on Amazon.com.
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Kalani’s books are published by Alfred Publishing, one of the largest and most respected music publishers in the world. To find out more about kalani’s instructional drumming and percussion books, or to purchase instructional DVDs by Kalani, click on any of the titles above.
Kalani first began his writing career in 1991, while on tour with Yanni. His first book was a collection of traditional rhythms that he printed at a local Kinkos in Tempe, AZ. He then went on to write and produce a series of instructional videos, shot at home and edited on his Mac. Upon gaining some success, he was invited to write a series of books for Alfred publishing. Since his first book, All About jembe, he has published nine for Alfred and one for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Music Makers program guide. In addition to writing his own material, Kalani helps aspiring writers by reviewing their work and providing feedback. For more about coaching and consulting, click here.
Kalani is the director of drumlesson.com, one of the first on-line instructional drumming resources. Since it’s creation in the mid-1990′s drumlesson.com has been recreated as a blog site and is currently undergoing some major revisions. It’s projected to be a major source of drum lessons on the web.
