Jorge Gallegos wrote:
Usually I would ignore stupid commments like this but you're talking about Hamid Drake. The man is a spiritual drum master. In whatever context he is playing, his soulful groove commands deep respect. It is especially when he brings out his frame drum that one can feel a deep spiritual connection with the ancestral voices. These are moments of purity and magic that bring out a spiritual side of whomever he is playing with.
With all due respect, and even from the perspective of a big fan of Drake's, this is pure doubletalk. If having a "deep spiritual connection" would be relevant to how well one plays the drums, the Dalai Lama would be a percussion master... and I haven't heard anyone raving about *his* grooves.