Drumming with Dubai Drums!

So last month, the cultural events committee at university got the “Dubai Drums”, which consists of a team of drummers from all around the world drumming together on rhythm, each with their own traditional drum. What is amazing about this group is that they improvise on stage along with a conductor. The group also had two guitarists for the show :)

So I went with a bunch of friends, Razan and Bibo , as you can see from the picture the band was nice enough to get with them 101 drums for the audience!!! Excitement!! :D so during intermission Razan and I ran and grabbed ones!! It was amazing how they worked the whole crowd into the drumming…later on they told some people to come on stage and I was the first one up!!! It really is an amazing feeling when you play in an ensemble, it’s great music or rhythm through combined effort, and is always great fun. It is in these moments that music works its wonders by being a universal language. In that hall and on that stage, there were people from everywhere, yet that didn’t matter, the rhythm and beats of the drums stimulated a common enthusiasm.

Next, they had the kids come on stage with smaller percussion instruments, and there you had Razan and I urging Bibo to go on stage, until he finally did. That incident reminded me of my mother, often times she would push us to do what we enjoyed to overcome our shyness, and I’m grateful to her for that. It is these moments in life that you start noticing small things in yourself that contribute in many aspects to whom you are today, and thus makes you appreciate your parents! :)