Roots Super Jam: Collected West African and Diaspora Drum Rhythms

Nowick Gray is a drumming performer and teacher with thirty years of experience playing West African rhythms. His popular Roots Jam rhythm books, YouTube videos, audio compositions and instructional web pages have helped beginning, intermediate and performing drummers understand and play traditional African-based rhythms since 1996.

Nowick has studied with a number of African drumming masters including Famoudou Konate, Mamady Keita, and Babatunde Olatunji; toured with Western African and Brazilian drum and dance ensembles; organized all-night jams and trance dances; played music for yoga and breathwork classes; recorded with electric jam bands; and played tabla for Indian kirtan.